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Quinn: No new casinos without pension reform
Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday put a finer point on a notion he's been pushing this spring: No gambling expansion will happen without comprehensive changes to fix a greatly underfunded government worker pension system. The Democratic governor also insisted...
Tags: McCormick Place, Mutual Funds, Pension and Welfare, Economy, Business and Finance, DePaul Blue Demons
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Fewer than 5 CPS schools expected to be spared
Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....
Tags: Students, Elections, Justice System, Walter Burnett, Jr., Proco Joe Moreno
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Chen honors long-neglected composer
A conductor who understands the challenges female musicians of color face is leading the first Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances this week of a work by a black woman composer who faced similar obstacles during her lifetime. Mei-Ann Chen chose as...
Tags: Culture, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Marian Anderson, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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CTU teachers, parents march to protest closings
Tribune reporterAbout 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: Jesse Owens, Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Teaching and Learning
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Teachers elect Lewis to 2nd term as CTU head
Tribune reporterChicago 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: Separation of Church and State, Strikes, Elections, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union
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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: Heroin, Elections, White House, Bridgeport (Chicago, Illinois), Chicago City Hall
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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: McCormick Place, Sports, DePaul Blue Demons , Loyola University Chicago, College Sports
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CPS gets $1 million for arts education
A push to bring more arts instruction to Chicago Public Schools got a boost Wednesday when Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced an additional $500,000 in funding for the CPS Arts Education Plan for the coming school year. The new money brings total funding...
Tags: Education, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Arts and Culture, Chicago Public Schools, Elementary Schools
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Kass: Mayor's shell game should have taxpayers clutching their wallets
I've got a feeling that in some weird, alternate universe, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is making a decent living playing hide-the-pea. You know the game, don't you? First, you put your money down. Then Mr. Misdirection places a pea under one of three cups....
Tags: McCormick Place, Jerry Reinsdorf, Sports, Pat Quinn, Robert Fioretti
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Trib Nation event: Barbara Byrd-Bennett on the future of Chicago schools
In three decades of covering Chicago as a reporter, editorial writer and editor, I haven’t seen many debates more gut-wrenching than the one we just had over the Chicago Board of Education’s decision to close dozens of schools. At the center...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools
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Rangel avoids ouster at UNO despite contract scandal
Clout StreetEmbattled United Neighborhood Organization boss Juan Rangel will stay on as CEO but step down from the charter school operator's board of directors as the group tries to make changes to get state funding restored after allegations of nepotism and conficts...Tags: Justice System, Charter Schools, Pat Quinn, Gage Park, Rahm Emanuel
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When the sun, and mayor, pop up for the arts
Tribune criticEach 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: New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Bucktown, Garfield Park Conservatory, Entertainment
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