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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Hearing set on lawsuits over CPS closings

    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut 49 elementary schools, a federal judge on Thursday scheduled a four-day hearing in July on two lawsuits that seek to halt the closings.
    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut 49 elementary schools, a federal judge on Thursday scheduled a four-day hearing in July on two lawsuits that seek to halt the closings. The hearing before U.S. District Judge John Lee...

    Tags: Justice System, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Court Preliminary, Judges

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Hearing set in lawsuits over Chicago Public Schools closings

    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut down 50 schools, a federal judge today scheduled a four-day hearing in July to decide whether to halt the closures.
    Tribune reporter
    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut down 50 schools, a federal judge today scheduled a four-day hearing in July to decide whether to halt the closures. The hearing before U.S. District Judge John Lee is likely to include...

    Tags: Justice System, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Court Preliminary

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 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.
    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: Politics, Lobbying, North Lawndale, Richard M. Daley, Illinois General Assembly

    4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism

    Citadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group.
    Tribune staff reporter
    Citadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...

    Tags: Ken Griffin, Politics, Michael Madigan, Economic Policy, Pat Quinn

    5. May 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Voice of the People, May. 22

    Labeling schools In the controversy over school closings, we often hear the term "failing" as a reason for closing a school. The use of this term is both degrading and insulting to the students, teachers and parents of those schools. A school is a...

    Tags: Tornadoes, Disasters and Accidents, Teachers, Karen Lewis, Students

    6. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Stylish MCA celebration; Pride Parade rolls out 42nd

    The Museum of Contemporary Art celebrated 15 years of performances on the MCA stage with its benefit, "remixed/reimagined."
    Special to Tribune Newspapers
    The 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: Festive Events, Gay Pride San Diego, Gay Pride Chicago, Peace Corps, Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois)

    7. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. 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.
    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: Politics, Proco Joe Moreno, Howard Brookins, Karen Lewis, University of Chicago

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. 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: Oakland (Chicago, Illinois), Teaching and Learning, Bronzeville, Rahm Emanuel, Kenwood

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. 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: Oakland (Chicago, Illinois), Teaching and Learning, Bronzeville, Rahm Emanuel, Kenwood

    10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. People protesting planned school closings arrested at City Hall

    More than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    More than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said. The protesters were arrested after sitting and blocking elevators on the main floor of the building...

    Tags: Politics, Police Arrests, Unions, Chicago City Hall, Rahm Emanuel

    11. May 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  11. 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......
    12. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 3 days of marches against school closings planned

    With just over a week before the Chicago Board of Education votes on a proposal to close 54 schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and other activist groups said Monday they would hold marches over three days to protest the plan.
    With just over a week before the Chicago Board of Education votes on a proposal to close 54 schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and other activist groups said Monday they would hold marches over three days to protest the plan. The marches will begin...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Chicago Mayor, Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Teachers

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