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Posted inBlogs

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool’s very bad day, and other news

by Kate Shepherd December 7, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Jason Van Dyke’s lawyer makes tone-deaf comparison to torture of three black sharecroppers.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago is suing the Department of Justice over federal funding for sanctuary cities, and other news

by Kate Shepherd August 7, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Northwestern microbiologist Wyndham Lathem will make his first court appearance in California Monday morning.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

How Chance the Rapper forced Governor Rauner to ‘do his job’

by Ben Joravsky March 7, 2017August 18, 2021

Public shaming and a $1 million donation made the governor think twice about withholding state aid from Chicago Public Schools.

Posted inBlogs

Illinois’s prison population dropped 9.1 percent under Rauner, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 19, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, it was so cold Sunday that Chicago Bears QB Matt Barkley was wearing a wet suit under his uniform.

Posted inMusic

A fond farewell to Empty Bottle floor manager Bob Johnson

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil June 28, 2016August 18, 2021

A fond farewell to Empty Bottle floor manager Bob Johnson, a Manny Muscles benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and more

Posted inBlogs

Chance the Rapper wants to replace Rahm with Obama, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd May 12, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, a man is shot to death on his front porch over his car keys.

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