The shooting of Adam Toledo shows that not much ever changes in Chicago.
Tag: school closings
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Celebrating Acero’s successful teachers’ strike—and the belated victory for Karen Lewis
Chicago’s City Council hates taking from the schools and giving to the rich but sometimes they do it anyway.
Posted inBlogs
Looks like Karen Lewis may have defeated Rahm after all
As I watched jubilant teachers, wearing union red, from the Acero charter school network celebrate the new contract they’d won after a four-day strike, I had a flashback to the way things used to be. The Chicago Teachers Unions were in the midst of their 2012 strike, which had shuttered all the public schools in […]
Posted inNews & Politics
CPS closed Stewart Elementary School in 2013. Now it’s a luxury apartment building.
A former student goes back to visit.
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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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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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Proposed Chicago Public Schools closings allegedly in violation of teachers’ union contract, and other news
Also, alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is reportedly planning to drop out of race to replace Congressman Luis Gutierrez.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Forrest Claypool pulls a Jeff Sessions
The CPS boss apologizes for an invoice change he previously said he didn’t recall—after being shown proof of the change.
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The indictment of Barbara Byrd-Bennett—Mayor Rahm’s front woman at CPS
As she faces possible prison time on federal charges of bribery, it’s important to remember that Mayor Rahm hired Barbara Byrd-Bennett to be the public face for his despised school cuts and closings.
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‘Mayor Garcia’ sounds pretty good to me
You’ve got a big chance to take this city in a different direction, Chicago—don’t mess it up.
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Bruce Rauner climbs into the top ten list of Chicago’s political bullies
How the GOP candidate for governor compares with other political figures who like to push people around.
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Will aldermen pay the price for Rahm?
The mayor’s unpopularity is expected to affect City Council races as well as the campaign for mayor.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Why Chicago can’t afford to demolish another school
Mayor Rahm shouldn’t have shuttered Trumbull grammar school; it would be another big mistake to raze it.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
As TIFs keep collecting tax dollars, schools face more cuts
Mayor Emanuel sits on an estimated $1.7 billion in TIF reserves, but somehow schools face more cuts.
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Swimming in the muck (of Chicago politics)
Suddenly it’s election season again—and swimming season too.