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Letters: America's tragedy
Re "'Evil visited this community,'" Dec. 15 I've been a school principal for 34 years and am obligated to provide a safe and secure environment. Educators and mental health professionals know that people just don't "snap." There usually are warning...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Behavioral Conditions, Autism, Interior Policy, Dannel P. Malloy
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The irony of Rahm Emanuel's ballot foibles
Opinion L.A.Rahm Emanuel's on-again, off-again campaign for mayor of Chicago was back on Tuesday after the Illinois Supreme Court ordered his name to stay on the ballot at least until it has finished hearing his appeal. The order came a day...... -
Cook County Forest Preserve District celebrates centennial with several projects
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County plans to celebrate its centennial for the next three years, bringing new and renovated campgrounds and interactive online maps and apps to county residents. The projects, which also include a new logo, updated...
Tags: Chicago Cultural Center, Illinois General Assembly, Cook County Forest Preserve, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Government
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Editorial: We hope Standard & Poor's latest warning brings Mr. Cullerton to his senses
Dear Standard & Poor's, We're back, Stan, appreciative (of you) but disgusted (with our inept politicians). In February, when we addressed the fourth of these occasional letters from the Tribune editorial board to all of you at Standard & Poor's, you...
Tags: Moody's Corporation, Interior Policy, Biscuits, Illinois Governor, Ratings
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Attorney, former McHenry County elected official committed misconduct, regulators say
Regulators have ruled that a lawyer who is also a former McHenry County Board member committed misconduct in connection with accusations he had sex with a legal client and accepted more than $100,000 in loans from her. Robert Bless, who also worked as a...
Tags: Local Elections, Laws, Lawyers, Business Enterprises, Trials
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The 'sky port' that made it big
Chicago Tribune reporterMidway is the little airport that could. Despite numerous hurdles, it managed to become the busiest airport in the world, a title it held for at least 15 years. Don't remember the golden age? The little airfield on the city's Southwest Side...Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Entertainment, Brookfield (Cook, Illinois), Midway, Health and Safety at School
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Andrew Greeley, priest, scholar, novelist, friend, laid to rest
His final farewell unfolded as if he had choreographed every song and step. With people in the pews belting out the Celtic hymn "Lord of the Dance," the Rev. Andrew Greeley was carried out of Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Chicago's Beverly...
Tags: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Religion and Belief, Edward M. Burke, Andrew Greeley, Roman Catholicism
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Illinois Supreme Court refuses to review student threat case
St. Louis Post-DispatchEDWARDSVILLE, Ill. Former Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student Olutosin Oduwole can pursue a music career without fear of being returned to prison now that the Illinois Supreme Court refused to review the case against him. Prosecutors...Tags: Lawyers, Trials, Justice System, Entertainment, Prisons
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Ill. chief justice: Follow FOID law on mental health issues
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing “gun-related tragedies” and the state’s debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Interior Policy, Illinois Governor, National Rifle Association of America, Pat Quinn
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Illinois Senate passes pension bill, sets up showdown with House
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton today sent his version of pension reform to the House, setting up a high-profile clash with the rival plan Speaker Michael Madigan already pushed through the House. The showdown puts more than 700,...
Tags: Education, Government, Michael Madigan, Civil and Public Service, Interior Policy
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King Madigan's pension plan unconstitutional
My wife and I were public school educators for a combined 67 years. We followed all the rules and paid the required pension deductions from every paycheck. Illinois legislators, meanwhile, decided against providing required contributions to the Teachers&...Tags: Michael Madigan, Interior Policy, Lombard, Pension and Welfare, Politics
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School said 'hi' — special needs student took it from there
A few months before Ryan Burke became the first student with Down syndrome to attend Notre Dame College Prep in Niles, his father made an emotional plea to his son's classmates. "All we ask is that you say 'hi' to him. Just give him a chance," Kevin...
Tags: Special Olympics, Religion and Belief, Edward M. Burke, FBI, Roman Catholicism
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