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Love Notes: Making up for lost time
Mike Biscan and Patty Ryan recently returned to their home in Lincoln Park from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico — it's a trip they take every year for Valentine's Day, and they did what they have done every time they visit: After checking into their hotel,...
Tags: Holidays, Marquette Park, Chicago State University
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'Hold Fast,' Blue Balliett's new children's book, explores shelter life
Where to begin in addressing the most pressing needs of the children of homeless families, whose members lack necessities most people take for granted? Do not underestimate the ability of a mystery story to lift and empower even these children, whose...
Tags: Literature, Authors, University of Chicago, Family, Libraries
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Concordia students say degrees not what they paid for
Tribune reporterLily Albrecht isn’t getting what she paid for, she says. That’s why she’s planning on joining as a plaintiff a lawsuit that was filed against Concordia University Chicago on Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court. Albrecht, an...Tags: Graduation, Health and Safety at School, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Colleges and Universities
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Emanuel chief of staff to leave next month
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel’s chief of staff is calling it quits in a couple of weeks and his chief operating officer will step up, the mayor told his senior staff on Thursday. Theresa Mintle, a distant cousin of former Mayor Richard M. Daley, is resigning...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Corporate Officers, Chicago Park District, Local Government, Richard M. Daley
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Simeon All Access | Parker meets Michelle Obama, speaks to youth during busy week
Simeon's Jabari Parker spoke at an event promoting first lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign Thursday at McCormick Place. The senior forward addressed Chicago Public Schools students about staying healthy in a morning session. He then joined his...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Bo Jackson, Michelle Obama, Politics, McDonald's
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School-closings controversy needs some reality checks
Change of SubjectFrom Sunday's print column Let's not pretend that when you close schools on the South and West sides, the children affected aren't black. Let's not pretend that's not racist....Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, speaking at a protest rally... -
Chicago school closings and the charge of racism
Change of SubjectRacism is an effect of institutional policies that does not require bigotry as a motive....Steve Rhodes The racial makeup of Chicago Public Schools students is African-American: 41.6% Latino: 44.1% White: 8.8% Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.4% Native American:... -
'Persepolis': A class act — or should be
In the recent controversy surrounding "Persepolis," Marjane Satrapi's stellar graphic memoir about growing up during the Iranian Revolution, much of the focus has been devoted to trying to determine exactly what Chicago Public Schools officials ordered. A...Tags: Entertainment, Iraq War (2003-2011), Movies, Iran, Arthritis
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Roosevelt students lead campaign against armed police in Chicago schools
For RedEyeRoosevelt University students and faculty are leading a letter-writing campaign to urge U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk to combat violence by pushing for more counselors, not armed police, in Chicago schools. More than 15 Roosevelt students,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Crime, Law and Justice, Students, Politics, Mark Kirk
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Mayor says negotiations over, but protesters march on
Tribune reportersOn a day when Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the time for negotiations on school closings was over, the Chicago Teachers Union led hundreds of supporters in a highly orchestrated downtown rally and march as part of its continuing efforts to derail the district's...Tags: Unions, Racism, Garfield Park, Chicago Mayor, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Emanuel: Time to move forward with school closings plan
Tribune reportersHours before the Chicago Teachers Union was set to lead a protest in the Loop, Mayor Rahm Emanuel today said the time for negotiations is over and he's moving forward on a plan to close 54 schools. The plan unveiled last week to shut down 53 elementary...Tags: Garfield Park, Chicago Mayor, Chicago City Hall, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Teachers Union
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Welcome balance returning to sex ed in Chicago
Change of SubjectOur Bridget Doyle reports: Chicago Public Schools is considering a new sex education program that would discuss sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time, chief health officer Stephanie Whyte said. The program, prompted in part by new...
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