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WWS student named Presidential Scholar
Wheaton resident Adam Erickson might be one of the only students anywhere to call a six-hour test "a fun time." But then, he scored a perfect 36 on the ACT, has Advanced Placement classes in everything but gym, is sixth in his class of 500 and plans...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Loyola University Chicago, Science and Technology, Yale University, Science
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Lawuits say school closings unfair,discriminate against blacks
Tribune reporterThe Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal next week will not put an end to the controversy. The...Tags: Laws, Chicago Teachers Union, Learning Disability, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice
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At least 7 wounded in shootings across Chicago
Tribune reportersA man was shot and critically wounded inside a building in the Beverly neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, among seven people shot across Chicago into the evening, police said. The man, 34, was shot in the 9900 block of South Walden Parkway about 12:30 p....Tags: Jackson Park, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, South Lawndale, Shootings, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois)
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Harris: Patrick Fitzgerald offers lesson on complexities of terrorism law
Complex. Even messy. That's the reality of prosecuting terrorism cases, former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald told his University of Chicago law school students at the outset of a recent class he taught with law firm colleague Michael Scudder. The...
Tags: National Security, Rod Blagojevich, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Laws, Sausages
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Winnetka Club scholarships awarded
When New Trier High School senior Francesca Gambacorta is not studying chemistry, she can usually be found in another kind of class where she trades textbooks for kicks and punches. Gambacorta, 17, of Wilmette, has a black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do. She was...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Awards and Prizes, Chemistry, Northwestern University
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CTA, University of Chicago reach bus deal
RedEyeThe CTA board is poised to approve an agreement Wednesday with the University of Chicago that would allow the CTA to continue to operate four campus bus routes for five years. The buses that would continue to run are the Nos. 170-U. of Chicago/Midway,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Museum of Science and Industry, Metra, Agriculture
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Rosenthal: Rejuvenation of South Side the fair thing to do
President Grover Cleveland pressed an electric switch, powering the pumps for massive fountains. The jets of water in turn cued the unfurling of flags. What was described as "profound silence" gave way to a cacophony, and the World's Columbian...
Tags: Grover Cleveland, Colleges and Universities, White House, DuSable Museum of African-American History, Museum of Science and Industry
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Mighty Big Aspirations
You often hear people say that when the job market is bad, it's a good idea to go back to school and boost your academic credentials. I have disregarded that advice because I fear it might interfere with my TV watching, but many folks — whether...
Tags: Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, London School of Economics, Research
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Exploring the job market
The job market is beginning to improve for MBA graduates as global companies start to focus on growth following a few years of hiring caution. To be sure, this isn't the job market of the early 2000s, when the jobless rate held between 4 and 6 percent,...
Tags: Sales, Colleges and Universities, University of California, Los Angeles, Marketing, Career and Workplace
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Getting an MBA: Your business. Your decision.
Chicago TribuneAdmissions consultant Andrea Sparrey uses two numbers to startle prospective business school applicants. She tells them the average price of a home in the United States in 2010 was $273,000. And then she tells them the average price of an MBA from a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Illinois Institute of Technology, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Realty
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3 dead, 8 wounded since Friday evening
Tribune reportersThree men were killed and at eight other people wounded in shootings across the city between Friday afternoon and early Saturday, from the Old Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side to the South Chicago neighborhood near Lake Michigan. The 34-...Tags: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Shootings, Humboldt Park, Hospitals and Clinics, South Chicago
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Jazz meets tango in Pablo Aslan's grand experiment
In 1959, Astor Piazzolla – a genius of tango composition and performance – released "Take Me Dancing," an album he later deemed an artistic "sin." The jazz-inspired recording, which Piazzolla had hoped would enable him to break through to...Tags: Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Music Industry, Dance
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May 1, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
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Apr 13, 2013
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Apr 11, 2013
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