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    Feb 20, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  1. Chicago school draws scrutiny over student fines

    CHICAGO (AP) — A sense of order and decorum prevails at Noble Street College Prep as students move quickly through a hallway adorned with banners from dozens of colleges. Everyone wears a school polo shirt neatly tucked into khaki trousers. There'...

    Tags: Fines, Colleges and Universities, Students, Rahm Emanuel, Rutgers University

    2. Feb 17, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. All of Ill. school's seniors are college bound

    CHICAGO (AP) — A unique Chicago charter school has accomplished an uncommon feat for the second year in a row. Every member of Urban Prep's senior class has been accepted into a four-year college or university. The school's first senior class...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Charter Schools, High School Sports, Schools, Chicago Mayor

    3. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Chicago board approves largest school closing

    Reuters
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Board of Education voted on Wednesday to close 50 schools - including about 10 percent of all elementary schools - in the largest mass school closing in the nation. The closings in mainly Hispanic and African-American...

    Tags: Gang Activity, Chicago Teachers Union, Teachers, Health and Safety at School, Rahm Emanuel

    4. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Chicago school board to vote on mass school closing

    Reuters
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Board of Education is due to vote on Wednesday on a controversial proposal to close 54 schools in the country's third-largest public school district in what would be the largest mass school closing in the nation. The...

    Tags: Elections, Gang Activity, Chicago Teachers Union, Teachers, University of Illinois at Chicago

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Chicago police arrest two dozen at school closing protest

    Reuters
    By Renita D. Young CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Chicago police arrested about two dozen people on Monday who were protesting against the planned closure of 54 schools in the country's third-largest school district, ahead of a planned Wednesday vote on the...

    Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Police Arrests, Chicago Teachers Union, Teachers

    6. May 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Girls' running program makes having fun no sweat

    There's a time for serious conversation and a time for silliness. And there's always time for running.
    There's a time for serious conversation and a time for silliness. And there's always time for running. For 6,700 girls at 287 sites in the Chicago area, Girls on the Run is where it all happens. It's the place to weigh in on heavy stuff, but also do the...

    Tags: Soccer, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Running, Sports, Road Running

    7. May 2, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  7. Open thread: The Weeks in Review

    Change of Subject
    The "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of......
    8. May 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. One vote, many lives

    The Chicago City Council will vote on many items Wednesday. None likely will be more important than the zoning change on tap for the property at 2245 W. Pershing Road.
    The Chicago City Council will vote on many items Wednesday. None likely will be more important than the zoning change on tap for the property at 2245 W. Pershing Road. That is where Concept Schools, a top-quality charter operator, wants to open the...

    Tags: McKinley Park, Elections, Charter Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Rahm Emanuel

    9. May 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Kirk makes first public appearance in Illinois since stroke

    During his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk on Friday announced that "rehab works" and said he hopes his steady improvement serves to encourage others with medical challenges.
    During his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk on Friday announced that "rehab works" and said he hopes his steady improvement serves to encourage others with medical challenges. Kirk took...

    Tags: Dick Durbin, Penny Pritzker, North Chicago, Elections, Stroke

    10. May 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Kirk at 1st public appearance in Ill. since stroke: 'Rehab works'

    Making what was billed as his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., took questions from the press at a charter school at Naval Station Great Lakes outside North Chicago this afternoon and toured the school.
    Tribune reporter
    Making what was billed as his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., took questions from the press at a charter school at Naval Station Great Lakes outside North Chicago this afternoon...

    Tags: Dick Durbin, North Chicago, Stroke, Charter Schools, Israel

    11. May 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Mom of 10-year-old shot in Austin: 'I hope the world gets better'

    Jaylen Price lay in a hospital bed Thursday, a bullet lodged in his body and doctors not sure yet whether they will operate on the 10-year-old to remove it. But that's not what has been on the fourth-grader's mind. "He's not talking about it. He's 10,"...

    Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Firearms, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Interior Policy

    12. May 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Teachers at UNO charters vote to unionize

    Teachers at schools run by the United Neighborhood Organization, one of the largest charter networks in the city, voted Wednesday to unionize.
    Teachers at schools run by the United Neighborhood Organization, one of the largest charter networks in the city, voted Wednesday to unionize. Teachers at privately run, publicly funded charter schools in Chicago have never been part of the Chicago...

    Tags: Politics, American Federation of Teachers, Elections, Charter Schools, Chicago Teachers Union

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