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Chick-fil-A says its donations 'mischaracterized' for months
A day after a Chicago official said Chick-fil-A would stop giving money to anti-gay marriage groups, the fast-food chain issued a statement saying that “for many months now” its corporate donations have “been mischaracterized.” In...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Minority Groups, Focus on the Family, Food Industry, Gays and Lesbians
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Election day: Legislative races to watch
PolitiCalThis post has been corrected. See the note below for details. With independently drawn districts and new voting rules, much uncertainty surrounds the 80 Assembly seats and 20 state Senate seats up for grabs Tuesday. Below is a list of...... -
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: Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Mayor, Justice System, Walter Burnett, Jr., Northwestern University
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Problem Solver: Award-winning garden ticketed for 'weeds'
On the wall outside her front door, Kathy Cummings proudly displays the plaque she received in 2004 for her natural garden. Accompanied by a picture of her front yard, the plaque, presented by the city of Chicago, congratulates Cummings for winning...Tags: West Town, Plant Openings, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Richard M. Daley
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Anxiety grows as CPS releases preliminary school closings list
Tribune reportersAfter trimming the number of schools that could be closed to 129, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school administration has entered the latest and what is likely to be the most intense phase so far in trying to determine which schools should be shut. Chicago Public...Tags: Academic Progress, Chicago City Hall, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Mayor, Health and Safety at School
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Kassopedia: The cure for Verpes, Rahmifications and Karen Lewis Withdrawal Syndrome
As I light my pipe, take up my quill pen and sheepskin and once again prepare to write another volume of The Kassopedia — the repository of the world's great knowledge — I'm reminded of a snarky reader. She calls herself, "Your long...
Tags: Danny K. Davis, Career and Workplace, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Labor Legislation
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CEO pushes to gain power for Latinos, UNO charter school network
Tribune staff reporterAs America's banking system began to freeze in mid-2008, Juan Rangel's nonprofit United Neighborhood Organization was in trouble. Because of a gubernatorial funding veto, the Latino group, which runs one of Chicago's largest charter school networks,...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Illegal Immigrants, Parties and Movements, Chicago News Cooperative, Chicago Elections
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Ald. Jackson a no-show for Council budget vote
WGN NewsAmid questions concerning her Congressman husband's whereabouts, Alderman Sandi Jackson (7th Ward) says she is dealing with hard times by working for the residents of her ward -- yet she was not in attendance at today's City Council meeting. Jackson...Tags: Patrick J. O'Connor, Jesse Jackson, Chicago Mayor, Local Elections, Sandi Jackson
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Aldermen want hearings on Chicago school closings
Although Chicago teachers have signed off on their new contract, the lingering anxiety about the future of the city's public education system surfaced Thursday as aldermen stepped up a call for hearings on potential school closings. Chicago Public...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Strikes, Michael D. Chandler, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Teachers Strike
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Alderman drops opposition to Chick-fil-A restaurant in Logan Square
Chicago 1st Ward Alderman Joe Moreno is dropping his fight against Chick-fil-A and is now endorsing a new restaurant in the Logan Square neighborhood. Moreno had opposed the franchise opening a restaurant in his ward over the company president's anti-gay...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Minority Groups, Chicago Restaurants, Companies and Corporations, Same-Sex Marriage
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Joe the alderman
The die-hard Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo fan has been spotted belting out Nirvana tunes during karaoke night at Quenchers in Bucktown. Photos of him in the dunk tank at Do-Division are on Facebook. This guy isn't exactly your typical Chicago politician....
Tags: Business, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Mayor, Gays and Lesbians
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Conservative group hits Chicago alderman for blocking Chick-fil-A
Clout StreetThe leader of a Christian group today said Ald. Joe Moreno displayed hypocrisy for his decision to deny Chick-fil-A the right to open in his ward because of the chain restaurant president’s opposition to gay marriage. “It’s...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Mayor, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Family
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