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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Summer vacation time not equal across Chicagoland

    While many of her friends are stuck in school into June, Wauconda eighth-grader Alexandra Hayden plans to take advantage of her district's early summer break to beat the crowds at Six Flags Great America.
    While many of her friends are stuck in school into June, Wauconda eighth-grader Alexandra Hayden plans to take advantage of her district's early summer break to beat the crowds at Six Flags Great America. "I'm going to party," said Alexandra, who is...

    Tags: Six Flags Great America, Strikes, Career and Workplace, DePaul University, Memorial Day

    2. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Protesters: Route to new school a 'danger zone'

    Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown’s face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered on Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
    Tribune reporter
    Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown’s face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered on Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The school at East 49th Street and South Indiana...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Teachers Union, Bronzeville

    3. May 20, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. CPS training video helps improve ties between school guards, students

    Until this school year, Ranice Green never thought she could have a say about how she interacted with the security guards at Hyde Park Academy, where she's a senior.
    Until this school year, Ranice Green never thought she could have a say about how she interacted with the security guards at Hyde Park Academy, where she's a senior. She saw them as burly guys who often stopped fights and walked students to the...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. High school students turn to internships to help plot future

    This summer, teenagers will canvass in support of politicians, help nurses in hospitals or tweet as part of a company's social media effort. They're still in high school but they are working unpaid internships — sometimes even paying thousands of dollars to do so.
    This summer, teenagers will canvass in support of politicians, help nurses in hospitals or tweet as part of a company's social media effort. They're still in high school but they are working unpaid internships — sometimes even paying thousands of...

    Tags: Rolling Meadows, University of Illinois at Chicago, New York City, Prospect Heights (Cook, Illinois), University of Chicago

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. School-closing foes take to the streets again

    Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown's face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.
    Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown's face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. The school at East 49th Street and South Indiana Avenue is slated...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Teachers Union, Bronzeville

    6. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Editorial: Mayor Difficult -- Has Emanuel alienated Chicagoans?

    Early in 2011, Candidate Rahm Emanuel warned Chicagoans that their City Hall had to fix its finances or risk entering into eternal rest. The distance from broke government to broken government, he observed, is short: Without restoring financial health, this city cannot continue to serve its citizens.
    Early in 2011, Candidate Rahm Emanuel warned Chicagoans that their City Hall had to fix its finances or risk entering into eternal rest. The distance from broke government to broken government, he observed, is short: Without restoring financial health,...

    Tags: Collective Contract, Career and Workplace, Rahm Emanuel, Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Mayor

    7. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Casino bill would give city unparalleled control

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing lawmakers to pass a gambling bill that would allow the city to weigh its choice of a casino operator in secret and forbid state regulators from taking away its license.
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing lawmakers to pass a gambling bill that would allow the city to weigh its choice of a casino operator in secret and forbid state regulators from taking away its license. The legislation also would grant the mayor authority...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, National Government, Religion and Belief, Regional Authority, Litigation and Regulation

    8. May 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  8. Open thread: The weeks in review

    Change of Subject
    The "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup......
    9. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. CTU teachers, parents march to protest closings

    About 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools.
    Tribune reporter
    About 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools. The protest, organized by the Chicago Teachers Union, kicked off at 10 a.m. at Jesse Owens...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Elementary Schools, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Teachers Union

    10. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Teachers elect Lewis to 2nd term as CTU head

    Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial leader who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a strike last fall and has been leading the fight against the district’s plan to close schools, was reelected to a second three-year term Friday, according to preliminary and still unofficial results released by the union.
    Tribune reporter
    Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial leader who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a strike last fall and has been leading the fight against the district’s plan to close schools, was reelected to a second three-year term...

    Tags: Strikes, Rahm Emanuel, Career and Workplace, Chicago Mayor, Politics

    11. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. When the sun, and mayor, pop up for the arts

    Each and every year in Chicago, there is a moment when the problems of the city seem to fall away and everything seems doable and winnable again. It is a moment inextricably tied to the weather. Spring always comes later than even the worst-case scenario. But there's always one day — an hour, even — when it finally arrives with such blazing force you know winter is dead and buried for the year. That's when a smart politician knows to pop up outdoors.
    Tribune critic
    Each and every year in Chicago, there is a moment when the problems of the city seem to fall away and everything seems doable and winnable again. It is a moment inextricably tied to the weather. Spring always comes later than even the worst-case scenario....

    Tags: New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Children's Choir, Arts and Culture

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. CPS gets $1 million for arts education

    A push to bring more arts instruction to Chicago Public Schools got a boost Wednesday when Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced an additional $500,000 in funding for the CPS Arts Education Plan for the coming school year.
    A push to bring more arts instruction to Chicago Public Schools got a boost Wednesday when Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced an additional $500,000 in funding for the CPS Arts Education Plan for the coming school year. The new money brings total funding...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Elementary Schools, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, NATO

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