Chicago's proposed school closings called unfair to city's poorest students
Mark GuarinoIn what would be the largest public school closing in US history, Chicago officials are proposing to shutter 61 schools, 9 percent of the 681 schools citywide.The proposed move is being...
View ArticleChicago simmers over school closings. Is that bad for Mayor Emanuel?
Mark GuarinoChicago’s controversial decision to close 50 public schools was challenged by a third lawsuit Wednesday, inflaming a public relations war between City Hall and the teachers union that polls...
View ArticleSenator wants entire Chicago gang arrested. Would that work?
Mark GuarinoIllinois Sen. Mark Kirk (R) is recommending that the next US attorney in Chicago step up federal efforts to combat street gang violence through mass arrests of the Gangster Disciples, the...
View ArticleChicago opens new school year: Will it be less testy than the last?
Amanda PaulsonChicago on Monday opened a new school year with 48 fewer public schools, fewer teachers, fewer support staff, a reduced budget, and an intense amount of scrutiny, particularly concerning...
View ArticleChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel apologizes for two decades of police torture
Mark GuarinoChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel responded Wednesday to a two-decade saga of police torture in a way none of his predecessors had done before: He apologized.A secret unit operating under the...
View ArticleChicago gun laws rolled back again: US judge strikes down ban on gun stores
Patrik JonssonAttempts by Chicago officials over the past four decades to limit the availability of guns on the city’s crime-ridden streets are being steadily eroded by federal judges. The latest blow...
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