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Chicago school board to vote on mass school closing
ReutersBy Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO, May 22 (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...Tags: Politics, Justice System, Robin Williams, Separation of Church and State, Rahm Emanuel
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House gambling sponsor recuses self because of potential conflict
— The Illinois House's longtime gambling expansion point man has dropped his sponsorship of a casino bill to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Democratic Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie wrote to the House clerk that he is now affiliated with a law...
Tags: Politics, Justice System, Calumet City, Government, Louis I Lang
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Red Line rehab poses political challenge for Emanuel
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday lauded Chicago Transit Authority workers for their "flawless" rollout of a five-month Red Line reconstruction that has shuttle buses replacing train service. So far, they're breathing a sigh of relief at City Hall. The...
Tags: Politics, Howard Brookins, Chicago Transit Authority, Richard M. Daley, Local Government
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Our responsibility to Chicago's youngest generation
Every elected official loves nothing more than to open a new school, a new library or a new park. But the demands of elected office require doing more than what we "like" doing. The oath that we take to serve residents and build a better future for our...
Tags: Students, Mathematics, Chicago Public Schools, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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Illinois Sports Facilities Authority will pay legal tab for Jim Thompson
The public agency that owns U.S. Cellular Field agreed Tuesday to pay the legal expenses of its ex-chairman, former Gov. Jim Thompson, in a federal lawsuit brought against him last month by the agency's former executive director. The Illinois Sports...
Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, U.S. Cellular Field, Justice System, Illinois Governor
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Chicago-area public pension funding gap rises 16.7 pct in 2011 -report
ReutersCHICAGO, May 21 (Reuters) - The funding gap for 10 Chicago-area public pension systems widened by 16.7 percent to $32 billion in fiscal 2011 from fiscal 2010, heightening the risk of tax increases or service cuts for residents, a report by a civic...Tags: Politics, Chicago Park District, Finance, Chicago Public Schools, Local Government
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Chicago-area pension funding gap jumps to $32 billion: report
ReutersThe Chicago-based Civic Federation said Tuesday the funding gap for 10 Chicago-area public pension systems widened by 16.7 percent to $32 billion in fiscal 2011 from the year, warning of service cuts or tax hikes to bridge the gap. The civic watchdog...Tags: Chicago Park District, Politics, Finance, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Public Schools
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Scarce public funds shouldn't be used on DePaul stadium
Mayor Rahm Emanuel pleads poverty when it comes to education, public safety and Wrigley Field upgrades. But now he says a new basketball stadium for DePaul University is necessary, even though owners of the United Center offered the venue for free. Why...Tags: Politics, United Center, Government, Wrigley Field, Rahm Emanuel
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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: CNBC (tv network), Politics, Mutual Funds, Government, Illinois Governor
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Voice of the People, May. 22
Labeling schools In the controversy over school closings, we often hear the term "failing" as a reason for closing a school. The use of this term is both degrading and insulting to the students, teachers and parents of those schools. A school is a...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters, Chicago Weather
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Chicago casino means corruption
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is promoting a casino at an undisclosed location over which he’d have incredible power. The bidding process to choose a vendor would be sealed, and records would be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act until after the vendor...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Political Corruption, Freedom of Information Act
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Some school closings make no sense
Some of the proposed school closings make no sense, especially those involving buildings renovated to accomodate students with disabilities (“CPS documents raise questions about closings,” News, May 17). I had given Mayor Rahm Emanuel the...Tags: Students, Chicago Public Schools, Education, Teaching and Learning, Rahm Emanuel
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