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3 days of marches against school closings planned
With just over a week before the Chicago Board of Education votes on a proposal to close 54 schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and other activist groups said Monday they would hold marches over three days to protest the plan. The marches will begin...
Tags: Activism, Karen Lewis, Elections, Teaching and Learning, Politics
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Chicago and red light vendor: Breaking up is hard to do
Chicago's divorce with Redflex Traffic Systems is getting messy. In his hurry to sever ties with the red-light camera operator amid a burgeoning bribery scandal, Mayor Rahm Emanuel in February set a six-month deadline for Redflex to leave town after a...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Photography and Video, Local Elections, Xerox Corporation, Photography Supplies and Services
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Proposal allows up to 46 night games at Wrigley Field
The Chicago Cubs will be allowed to play as many as 46 night games at Wrigley Field starting next year under a proposal introduced to the City Council on Wednesday by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ald. Tom Tunney, 44th. The proposal seeks to increase the...
Tags: Baseball, Richard F. Mell, Major League Baseball, Sports, Wrigley Field
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Fool me once ...
Two words scare the pants off Chicago aldermen: parking meters. The City Council's 40-5 vote in December 2008 to allow a private company to take over the city's meters stands as one of the dumbest and most despised decisions in the council's history....
Tags: River North, Elections, Local Government, Gold Coast, Economy, Business and Finance
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Emanuel to propose nine additional food-truck parking spaces
Tribune criticChicago will increase its number of dedicated food-truck parking spaces to 30 from the current total of 21, under a proposal to be presented to the City Council by Mayor Rahm Emanuel today. Working in collaboration with the Chicago Department of...Tags: North Pond, South Loop, Columbia College Chicago, Wrigleyville, Chicago Loop
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Have the courage to defend the word
After Jason Collins leaped out of the closet in a Sports Illustrated cover story, the NBA player was lauded for the courage of his declaration—becoming the first active male athlete in the four major professional sports to come out as gay. Others...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Sports, Periodicals, Minority Groups, Chicago Transit Authority
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Chicago building commission approves construction plan for school downsizing
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has yet to win approval for his push to close more than 50 public schools, but on Tuesday he got the go-ahead to spend more than $160 million for construction projects on schools this summer to accommodate the downsizing. The 11-...
Tags: Construction, House Building, Rahm Emanuel, Toni Preckwinkle
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It may be green, but it's probably not local
Illinois law requires that, if possible, renewable energy should come from Illinois or surrounding states. However, unless a municipality or business explicitly has stated it wants local renewable power, the power it receives is probably from outside...Tags: Solar Energy, Wind Power, Alternative Energy, Employment Opportunities, Agriculture
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Bet on casino corruption
Proponents of the Casino bill predict it will be a boon to Chicago and other communities that obtain casino licenses. It is a fallacy; existing casinos have suffered a loss of revenue that will get worse with four additional casinos and slot machines in...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Rahm Emanuel
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Mayor: Hike fines for bicyclists who break traffic laws
Tribune reporterBicyclists who break traffic laws and drivers and passengers who open their doors in the path of bicycles would be hit with steeper fines, under a proposal Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to introduce to the City Council today. The current fine for bicyclists...Tags: Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Road Transportation, Rahm Emanuel
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U. of C. Scavenger Hunt tests students' brain power
For RedEyeStudents gathered at the University of Chicago’s Ida Noyes Hall on Wednesday just before the stroke of midnight will be fizzy with excitement as they await the release of this year’s list for what the Guinness Book of World Records has...Tags: University of Chicago, Justice System, Students, Crime, Law and Justice, Education
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Robert Redford joins with CNN for 'Chicagoland' TV series
It may seem a little redundant, CNN’s idea of making a reality show starring Chicago. But it will be, at minimum, interesting to see what stories Robert Redford’s Sundance Productions puts together for the just-announced “Chicagoland,&...
Tags: CNN (tv network), Jeff Zucker, Television Industry, Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel (tv network)
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