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    May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. CTU teachers, parents march to protest closings

    About 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools.
    Tribune reporter
    About 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools. The protest, organized by the Chicago Teachers Union, kicked off at 10 a.m. at Jesse Owens...

    Tags: Elementary Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Teachers, Chicago Teachers Union, Education

    2. May 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. IRS scandal a reminder of how I learned about The Chicago Way

    The Internal Revenue Service scandal now devouring the Obama administration — the outrageous use of the federal taxing authority to target tea party and other conservatives — certainly makes for meaty partisan politics. But this scandal is...

    Tags: Sales, Politics, Wrigley Field, Internal Revenue Service, Business

    3. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Editorial: Mayor Difficult -- Has Emanuel alienated Chicagoans?

    Early in 2011, Candidate Rahm Emanuel warned Chicagoans that their City Hall had to fix its finances or risk entering into eternal rest. The distance from broke government to broken government, he observed, is short: Without restoring financial health, this city cannot continue to serve its citizens.
    Early in 2011, Candidate Rahm Emanuel warned Chicagoans that their City Hall had to fix its finances or risk entering into eternal rest. The distance from broke government to broken government, he observed, is short: Without restoring financial health,...

    Tags: Chicago Police Department, Local Government, Politics, Interior Policy, Collective Contract

    4. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. The tale of 'Elevate Chicago' and foreclosure blight in the neighborhoods

    Thirty-six thousand one hundred and twenty-three.
    Thirty-six thousand one hundred and twenty-three. That's the number of properties in Chicago listed last week in some stage of mortgage foreclosure. This is a disaster. This is a crisis. And though you wouldn't know it from the amount of news coverage...

    Tags: Humboldt Park, United Center, West Loop, McCormick Place, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry

    5. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Casino bill would give city unparalleled control

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing lawmakers to pass a gambling bill that would allow the city to weigh its choice of a casino operator in secret and forbid state regulators from taking away its license.
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing lawmakers to pass a gambling bill that would allow the city to weigh its choice of a casino operator in secret and forbid state regulators from taking away its license. The legislation also would grant the mayor authority...

    Tags: Louis I Lang, Local Government, Gambling, Regional Authority, Lifestyle and Leisure

    6. May 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  6. Subject for debate: Elevate Chicago

    Change of Subject
    Story: The Navy Pier remake is being rolled out this week along with other tourism-related projects, including a proposed multi-use arena at McCormick Place that would serve as the home of the DePaul Blue Demons basketball team and additional hotels......
    7. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Michigan Avenue merchants fear they'll be the victims of robbery hoax

    The bizarre saga of a 68-year-old woman who said she was forced to hand over jewelry valued at more than $135,000 to a group of menacing young men on the bustling Magnificent Mile reverberated around the country.
    The bizarre saga of a 68-year-old woman who said she was forced to hand over jewelry valued at more than $135,000 to a group of menacing young men on the bustling Magnificent Mile reverberated around the country. Some 36 hours later, police had...

    Tags: Prosecution, Stranger Than Fiction, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Magnificent Mile

    8. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Teachers elect Lewis to 2nd term as CTU head

    Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial leader who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a strike last fall and has been leading the fight against the district’s plan to close schools, was reelected to a second three-year term Friday, according to preliminary and still unofficial results released by the union.
    Tribune reporter
    Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial leader who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a strike last fall and has been leading the fight against the district’s plan to close schools, was reelected to a second three-year term...

    Tags: Strikes, Karen Lewis, Chicago Public Schools, Career and Workplace, Teachers

    9. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Road between drivers, cyclists threatens to widen

    One morning as Rick Cunningham drove to work at the Chicago Board of Trade, he signaled to a cyclist on his right that he was going to pass the car in front of him. As Cunningham merged back into his lane, apparently close to the biker, the cyclist did something he did not expect.
    One morning as Rick Cunningham drove to work at the Chicago Board of Trade, he signaled to a cyclist on his right that he was going to pass the car in front of him. As Cunningham merged back into his lane, apparently close to the biker, the cyclist did...

    Tags: Vehicles, Chicago Board of Trade, Services and Shopping, Crime, Law and Justice, Near North Side

    10. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. DePaul plan smells fishy

    I am impressed with the grandiose plans for McCormick Place. Two new hotels plus a nice basketball arena for DePaul.  I have no problem with the Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plans, however, what makes him think that anyone will attend Blue Demon...

    Tags: College Sports, Basketball, DePaul Blue Demons , Loyola University Chicago, Sports

    11. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Chicago Teachers Union re-elects Karen Lewis

    Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial figure who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel by leading a seven-day strike last fall, was easily re-elected to a second three-year term Friday, according to unofficial results released by the...

    Tags: Merchandise Mart, Chicago Teachers Strike, Politics, Chicago Teachers Union, Strikes

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. When the sun, and mayor, pop up for the arts

    Each and every year in Chicago, there is a moment when the problems of the city seem to fall away and everything seems doable and winnable again. It is a moment inextricably tied to the weather. Spring always comes later than even the worst-case scenario. But there's always one day — an hour, even — when it finally arrives with such blazing force you know winter is dead and buried for the year. That's when a smart politician knows to pop up outdoors.
    Tribune critic
    Each and every year in Chicago, there is a moment when the problems of the city seem to fall away and everything seems doable and winnable again. It is a moment inextricably tied to the weather. Spring always comes later than even the worst-case scenario....

    Tags: NATO Summit, Millennium Park, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Entertainment Events

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