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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, Hearing Impairment, Chicago Elections, Karen Lewis, Crime, Law and Justice
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City mulls paying $525,000 to settle cop misconduct cases
The City Council Finance Committee on Monday recommended paying out $525,000 to settle two cases of alleged police misconduct, one involving an officer stripped of his police powers who still works for the department. If approved by the full council...
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Jonylah's grandmother: 'My neighbors of Chicago, what have thou done?'
Tribune reporterMary Young looked out at the hundreds of people who had packed into New Beginnings Church of Chicago to say goodbye to 6-month-old shooting victim Jonylah Watkins. Young, a mother of eight, was about to bury her granddaughter. But first, she had a...Tags: Shootings, Garry McCarthy, Judaism, Religion and Belief
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Chicago alderman says he asked gang members not to harbor fugitives
Clout StreetIn the wake of the murder of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins, the ward’s alderman announced Tuesday that he has contacted gang members to ask them not to harbor the killers of innocent victims. Ald. Willie Cochran, 20th, a retired Chicago police...Tags: Garry McCarthy, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Ald. Sandi Jackson resigns from Chicago City Council
Clout StreetAfter weeks of rumors and equally strenuous denials, Sandi Jackson resigned as Chicago's 7th Ward alderman Friday, the latest chapter in the stunning, scandal-laced downfall of what had been one of the city's most prominent and powerful political duos....Tags: Executive Branch, Cook County Government, Ethics, Local Government, Rahm Emanuel
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Emanuel acknowledges aldermen's concerns about shootings
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel today acknowledged complaints from some aldermen about shootings being up in their wards while Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy once again defended his switch to a system centered on beat cops instead of strike forces. The widening...Tags: The Salvation Army, New York City, Garry McCarthy, South Side, Chicago Police Department
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Emanuel's 911 center pick gets thumbs up from aldermen
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 11:50 a.m. The nomination of a new director of Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications will head to the full City Council for consideration after a council committee gave him the OK during a...... -
Emanuel defends income-tax hike refund seizure
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel today gave an impassioned defense of the city’s effort to intercept millions in state income tax refunds from people across Illinois who owe City Hall money. The speech came after the City Council approved the plan 41-8. “...Tags: Roderick T. Sawyer, Carrie Austin, Nicholas Sposato, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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City Council hears about homeless cuts; librarians protest at mayor's office
Clout StreetHomeless people seeking overnight help in finding shelter are on their own when it comes to transportation, after Chicago cut the 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. outreach crews that once hit the streets during those hours, a top city official said today. Family and...Tags: Halloween, Arts and Culture, Nicholas Sposato, Homelessness, Libraries
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Alderman touts endorsements over rapper
Tribune reporterSouth Side Ald. Willie Cochran announced endorsements from labor and business organizations today as he tries to win re-election in the 20th Ward over rapper Che "Rhymefest" Smith. Read more at Clout StreetTags: Che Smith, Local Elections, Politics, Elections
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Tight City Council races: Veteran aldermen head for runoffs
Clout StUPDATED at 9:43 p.m. Posted by Hal Dardick and John Byrne at 7:10 p.m.; check back for updates on results. City Council incumbents in several wards were beating back challenges tonight but at least two longtime aldermen appeared headed for...... -
Rapper Rhymefest picks up endorsement of three former foes in South Side aldermanic contest
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 11:46 a.m. The rap artist taking on the retired cop in a City Council contest on the South Side picked up the support of three former opponents today. Che “Rhymefest” Smith, who faces Ald. Willie......
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