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Emanuel unveils presidential picks for City Colleges of Chicago
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 12:42 p.m. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced new presidents at four City Colleges, saying the new leadership will be accountable for improving student performance. "The community college system is on the front line of training....... -
Shootings on South, West sides leave 3 dead, 9 wounded
Tribune reporterA 17-year-old boy and 22-year-old man were killed within hours of each other in separate West Side attacks Friday night, and a 29-year-old man was killed on the South Side, officials said. The youngest of the three killed was with an 18-year-old...Tags: Hyde Park, Garfield Park, Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
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Meet Enoch Simpson, Chicago's doughnut whisperer
For RedEyeEnoch Simpson may have created a monster. Since the days when his homemade doughnuts became a surprise brunch sensation at Nightwood, gourmet twists on the classic breakfast pastry have swept the city, threatening to make the trend go stale. With the...Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Nightwood, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bacon
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Q&A: Scheme
RedEye Sound BoardAs Chicago continues to get strong looks from the national music industry, there is a noticeable dearth of material from the city's large and vibrant Latino community. Rafael Navarro aims to change that. Rapping under the moniker Scheme, he maintains...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Pilsen, Nas
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Night Out in the Parks: Chicago announces summer activities
Tribune reporterCircus performers and Shakespearean actors helped Mayor Rahm Emanuel announce Tuesday that the city is doubling the number of performances and cultural events at its parks this summer. Amid lush greenery and newly bloomed flowers at Garfield Park...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Tourism and Leisure, Chicago Mayor, Garfield Park Conservatory
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Chance the Rapper leaves little to chance
Chance the Rapper is going to make sure he gets this right: rap music, a pop-star ascent from Chicago, a record deal, that whole fame thing — and on his own terms. Chance, whose full name is Chancelor Bennett, has been drawing increasingly large...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Artists, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Kanye West
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CPS report card shows many schools struggling
By Chicago Public Schools' own reckoning, about a quarter of its elementary schools and more than 40 percent of its high schools are failing, according to internal documents obtained by the Tribune.
Each year, district officials score each school based...Tags: University of Chicago, Conservation, Students, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Teen's 'test-drive' of car turns into joyride along Superior Street
RedEyeCan the test drive be over now? An afternoon test drive of a Dodge Charger turned into a joyride Monday when a teenager from Humboldt Park sped off in the car, with a reluctant dealership employee riding shot-gun. Kendall Jackson, 18, of the 4800...Tags: Bleep (euphemism)
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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: Chicago Mayor, Proco Joe Moreno, Walter Burnett, Jr., Health and Safety at School, Elections
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Police: Man hid bags of drugs in his mouth
RedEyeWhen Chicago police officers observed a car double-parked on the 1400 block of North Keeler Avenue in Humboldt Park Thursday, they decided to talk to the driver. But the driver, Francisco Cruz, of Belmont Gardens, couldn't speak, the police report said....Tags: Drug Trafficking, Prosecution, Bleep (euphemism)
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The tale of 'Elevate Chicago' and foreclosure blight in the neighborhoods
Thirty-six thousand one hundred and twenty-three. That's the number of properties in Chicago listed last week in some stage of mortgage foreclosure. This is a disaster. This is a crisis. And though you wouldn't know it from the amount of news coverage...
Tags: Chicago Loop, Chicago Mayor, United Center, West Loop, Navy Pier
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Area farmers markets are back!
Special to Tribune NewspapersAn array of vegetables, herbs, flowers and much more is hitting farm stands as the 2013 farmers market season gets underway. Although most markets will open later in May or in early June, several have already started. The market in Collum opens Wednesday,...Tags: Andersonville, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Mayor, Arts and Culture, Jefferson Park
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