Also, former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert to report to prison in June.
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Children in wealthy Chicago neighborhoods are in an ‘affluence bubble,’ and other news
Also, a survey says Bruce Rauner is the nation’s sixth-most unpopular governor.
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Teachers’ union is rethinking a spring strike, and other Chicago news
Also, construction on Jeanne Gang’s Vista Tower will start this summer.
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Police have taken almost 2,900 illegal guns off the streets this year, and other Chicago news
Also, a former state champion wrestler coached by Dennis Hastert says he feels betrayed.
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Dennis Hastert gets 15 months in prison, confesses to molestation, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago Public Schools might cancel finals if the teachers strike.
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Individual A sues Dennis Hastert for allegedly breaking secret money contract, and other Chicago news
Also, Blaine Elementary School parents aren’t happy about the sudden removal of award-winning principal Troy LaRaviere.
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Remembering the eight nurses murdered by Richard Speck 50 years later, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago probably won’t host the 2017 NFL draft.
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Teenage boy shot dead by police was reportedly climbing over a fence, and other Chicago news
Also, the mayor’s accountability task force has released a scathing report on racism in the police force.
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City Council approves multimillion-dollar settlements for two police-involved wrongful death lawsuits, and other Chicago news
Also, authorities believe a preteen is stealing phones in the Loop.
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At least four people have reportedly accused Dennis Hastert of sexual abuse, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper is designing a new line of White Sox caps.
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My friend Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak 188 engineer
The mystery of Amtrak 188 has yet to be solved—but the court of public opinion has found my friend guilty.
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Dennis Hastert isn’t just another corrupt Illinois politician
The disgraced former congressman isn’t just like all the others in Illinois.
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Corruption is relative—the Tribune’s Hastert scandal suffers by comparison
How the balance of a news section undercuts a story’s revelations
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Like Alan Keyes without the charm
Bill Foster, the most recent politician to defeat Jim Oberweis, wins a special election for Dennis Hastert’s seat in IL-14.
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A good excuse to run my favorite picture
Dennis Hastert: marginally more ethically challenged than last reported, but still just as photogenic.