Also, City Council Black Caucus chair Roderick Sawyer criticizes Garry McCarthy for being “disrespectful to black people.”
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Speaker Mike Madigan fires aide for alleged sexual harassment, and other Chicago news
Also, CPS alters plans to shut down three Englewood high schools over the summer.
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Shootings and homicides decrease as carjackings surge, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago matches snowfall record with nine straight days of measurable snow.
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Poll: Daniel Biss catching up to front-runner J.B. Pritzker in gubernatorial primary after wiretap controversy, and other Chicago news
Also, Canadian prime minister Trudeau wouldn’t let David Axelrod push him into discussing Trump.
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Toni Preckwinkle endorses Democratic front-runner J.B. Pritzker for governor despite controversy, and other Chicago news
Also, a homeless couple is suing the city for removing their tents.
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J.B. Pritzker under fire for comments about African-American elected officials in newly released Blagojevich tape, and other Chicago news
Also, Jeanne Ives is “a little bit surprised at some of the hysteria” over controversial campaign ad.
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Arrests for marijuana in Chicago hit a historic low in 2017, and other Chicago news
Also, it’s so cold that even the Navy Pier Ferris wheel closed.
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Gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives’s ad offends both sides of the aisle, and other Chicago news
Also, attorney general candidate Scott Drury believes Madigan thought he was wearing a wire during a meeting.
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Potential mayoral candidate Paul Vallas strikes out at Emanuel after Chicago State drama, and other news
Also, Tinley Park police release a new image of the Lane Bryant shooting suspect ten years after the tragedy.
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Rauner delivers his final State of the State address with an eye to November elections, and other Chicago news
Also, a new poll shows that more than a third of likely Democratic primary voters are undecided on the race for governor.
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Chinese billionaire puts the Vista Tower up for sale, and other Chicago news
Also, Afghan war veteran Miguel Perez Jr. could be deported this week.
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Jeanne Ives says Bruce Rauner has ‘betrayed’ Republicans, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Dick Durbin is bringing a local medical student “Dreamer” to Trump’s State of the Union address.
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Rauner reaches a compromise with officials on school funding ahead of State of the State address, and other Chicago news
Also, speculation is growing that Paul Vallas will run against Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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University of Chicago defends Steve Bannon debate invite citing freedom of speech, and other news
Also, Chicago will comply with a Department of Justice request for immigration documents.
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Department of Justice threatens to subpoena sanctuary cities including Chicago, and other news
Also, the Chicago Teachers Union is not happy that CPS might relax its ethics code.