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Home » Barack Obama College Prep

Tag: Barack Obama College Prep

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Chris Kennedy got it right: people of color are being pushed out of Chicago intentionally

by Ben Joravsky January 11, 2018August 18, 2021

The gubernatorial candidate nailed the whole point of Mayors Daley and Emanuel’s economic development programs.

Posted inBlogs

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the name-dropper

by Steve Bogira September 19, 2014August 18, 2021

Barack Obama College Prep becomes a school to be named later.

Posted inBlogs

Obama College Prep site in doubt

by Steve Bogira May 30, 2014August 18, 2021

The city is considering locations other than Stanton Park for the planned selective enrollment school, all of them apparently in the Near North Side neighborhood.

Posted inBlogs

Barack Obama College Prep serves (the whitest and wealthiest in) Chicago

by Ben Joravsky May 15, 2014August 18, 2021

A demographic analysis of the area around the proposed Barack Obama high—the mayor’s latest selective enrollment school—shows that it’s in one of the wealthiest areas in town.

Expect Mayor Rahm Emanuel to try attaching himself to the hip of Congressman Luis Gutierrez as he searches for support among Hispanic voters.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Rahm reels toward his reelection bid

by Ben Joravsky May 13, 2014August 18, 2021

A new poll is the latest sign that Mayor Emanuel could be in trouble.

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