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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: Hearing Impairment, Chicago Teachers Union, Willie Cochran, Proco Joe Moreno, University of Chicago
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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: United Center, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Chicago Loop, West Loop, McCormick Place
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Riot Fest lineup includes Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, Motorhead
Summer-end festival Riot Fest announced its 2013 lineup Wednesday, with Fall Out Boy and Blink-182 headlining. In its eighth year, the festival will be held all three days at Humboldt Park, Sept. 13-15, after splitting time last year between the park...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Nature Religion, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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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: Bleep (euphemism), Prosecution, Drug Trafficking
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5 wounded in separate shootings, stabbing on Saturday
Tribune reportersAt least four people were wounded in several shootings Saturday, including a man who walked into a police station with a gunshot wound, officials said. In the first shooting today, a 24-year-old man walked into the Englewood district police station on...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Police Department, Englewood, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
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Riot Fest lineup: Fall Out Boy, Blink 182, more
For its second year as an outdoor music fest (and carnival) in Humboldt Park, Riot Fest has reeled in some major acts to play Humboldt Park at the end of the summer (Sept. 13-15). Organizers announced the first wave of the 2013 Riot Fest lineup...
Tags: White Mystery (music group), Festive Events, Atmosphere (music group), Arts and Culture, Guided by Voices (music group)
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15 reasons to get excited for Riot Fest 2013
RedEye Sound BoardImmediately when the Riot Fest lineup was announced Wednesday night, many noted how this year's bash (Sept. 13-15 in Humboldt Park) ranks among the summer's best music fests. It's easily better than the underwhelming Lolla lineup and deserves to be...Tags: Entertainment, Slayer (music group), Bleep (euphemism), Music, Concerts
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Moms' love for libraries anchors future
What Lee Rainie and his team of researchers discovered about public libraries is less than a mind-blowing epiphany. Even he admits that. Yet, the subtle context in that discovery probably is key to keeping the nation's 16,000-plus libraries relevant...
Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture, Chicago Public Library, Research, Science and Technology
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'Comedy of Errors,' Theater on the Lake this summer
Tribune reporterThis summer's Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks program will feature "The Comedy of Errors" in a series of free, outdoor performances July 25 to Aug. 25 in various Chicago parks. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday that the program, in its second year,...Tags: Marquette Park, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Entertainment, South Shore, Garfield Park Conservatory
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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: Culture, Tourism and Leisure, Entertainment, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Garfield Park Conservatory
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Authorities ID man killed in Humboldt Park
Authorities have released the identity of a 34-year-old man killed Sunday morning in the West Side's Humboldt Park neighborhood. Andre Velazquez, of the 2100 block of North Lawndale Avenue, was shot early Sunday in the 2500 block of West Division...
Tags: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
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