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Former judge recommends changes at UNO
A retired judge is recommending that embattled charter school operator United Neighborhood Organization improve transparency, add new board members and set rules outlawing nepotism and conflicts of interest in response to claims that the group violated...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Rahm Emanuel, Accounting and Auditing, Justice System
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Quinn, Emanuel lash out at Madigan gun bill
— Gov. Pat Quinn, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Senate President John Cullerton decried a bill to legalize concealed firearms that is backed by powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, contending it would invalidate strict local gun laws like Chicago's...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Politics, Chicago Transit Authority, Gun Control, Laws
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With last-minute reprieve, school gets chance to mend divided neighborhood
Manierre Elementary School lives squeezed between worlds. Black and white. Rich and poor. Chicago's past and its ambition. Walter Burnett, the neighborhood's alderman, lives squeezed between those worlds as well, and on Thursday, the day after...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Politics, Marshall Field, Public Housing, Housing and Urban Planning
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Advantage, meter firm
Chicago taxpayers still could end up pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the coffers of the company leasing the city's parking meters under Mayor Rahm Emanuel's revamp of the much-reviled deal, a Tribune analysis has found. Most of the extra...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Ameya Pawar, Brendan Reilly, Rahm Emanuel, Scott Waguespack
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Comcast turns on 1,000 Xfinity WI-Fi hotspots in Chicago area
Tribune reporterComcast said Thursday that it has turned on more than 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in the Chicago area for its high-speed Internet customers to connect to while they're on the go. There is no additional charge for Comcast Internet subscribers to access Xfinity...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Illinois concealed carry bill heads to House floor
SPRINGFIELD --- An Illinois House panel today approved a concealed weapons bill that supporters say attempts to walk the fine line between gun rights advocates and gun control supporters, but some Chicago-area lawmakers want a more restrictive bill. The...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Politics, Gun Control, Pat Quinn, Crime, Law and Justice
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Decision to spare 4 schools delights some parents
For weeks that became months, parents at Garvey Elementary School protested its possible closing at community meetings, signed petitions and hoped against hope that they wouldn't have to send their children to an unfamiliar building in their Far South...
Tags: Elementary Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Education, Schools, Columbia College Chicago
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CPS OKs massive closings
Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....
Tags: University of Chicago, Ryerson Incorporated, Karen Lewis, Carrie Austin, Teaching and Learning
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City vehicle stickers now on sale
Chicago drivers can now make their annual payment for the privilege of keeping a car in the city. City stickers went on sale this week at City Clerk Susana Mendoza's office, online and at some currency exchanges. The stickers also can be purchased...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Chicago City Hall
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School closings disappoint many aldermen
Tribune reportersAfter the Chicago School Board meeting Wednesday, many of the aldermen who argued unsuccessfully to keep schools in their wards open said they were disappointed with the process. Ald. Deborah Graham, 29th, said she went to testify at the school board...Tags: Deborah Graham, Ameya Pawar, Carrie Austin, Teaching and Learning, Local Government
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Chicago city stickers now on sale
Clout StreetChicago drivers can now make their annual payment for the privilege of keeping a car in the city. City stickers went on sale this week at City Clerk Susana Mendoza's office, online and at some currency exchanges. The stickers also can be purchased...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago City Hall, Susana Mendoza
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Stylish MCA celebration; Pride Parade rolls out 42nd
Special to Tribune NewspapersThe Museum of Contemporary Art celebrated 15 years of performances on the MCA stage with its benefit, "remixed/reimagined." The evening began with an outdoor reception on the front plaza that included food from some of Chicago's food trucks, plus mini...Tags: Illinois Governor, Gay Pride San Diego, Festive Events, Pat Quinn, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
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