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The unsung women healing Chicago

In communities reeling from gun violence, Black women caregivers do work that is often underpaid, undervalued, and hidden from public view.

It’s important to remember that when it comes to the TIF surplus, Mayor Rahm gives to the schools with one hand and takes with the other.

The CPS budget says it all: Mayor Emanuel’s giving more money to the charters as he cuts spending for the regular public schools.

Mayor Emanuel’s threat to close a quarter of Chicago’s public grammar schools has the city in a tizzy.