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CPS teacher residency program growing, helping fill classrooms
A first grade classroom at Nixon Elementary was filled with the voices of students reading Spanish books in unison — and shouts of excitement when they got the words right. At one table, kids read a picture book about the folklore mouse “Ratón Pérez.” At another, the focus was on a different character, the roach “La Cucaracha Martina.”
Lula Cafe is the lone Chicago winner at the 2024 James Beard Awards
A who’s who of the nation’s culinary world gathered at Chicago’s Lyric Opera House Monday night as the James Beard Awards for outstanding restaurants and chefs from across the country were presented in a gala ceremony. The awards, affectionately called “the Oscars of the culinary world,” are considered the among highest accolades in the industry.
Ed Burke deserves 10 years in prison for corruption, feds say: 'He abused and exploited his office'
Federal prosecutors say ex-Ald. Edward M. Burke should be sentenced this month to 10 years in prison for illegally wielding his considerable clout to strong-arm developers and threaten one of Chicago’s cultural icons for his own benefit. That would amount to one of the harshest public corruption sentences handed...
CPS decision not to renew Urban Prep charter OK, appellate judge rules
An appellate judge ruled Thursday that the Chicago Board of Education was within its rights to not renew Urban Prep Academies’ charter contract and that charter schools are not protected by the state’s school closing moratorium, which ends next year. Chicago Public Schools says the ruling won’t have...
Pilsen's St. Adalbert Church moves closer to protected landmark status
Pilsen‘s historic St. Adalbert Church is one step closer to becoming a protected landmark. The Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted unanimously Thursday to recommend the designation for the 110-year-old vacant building, setting it on the path to be shielded from demolition and superficial changes. The vote was held during...
City Hall trying to cut deal with protesters, avoid legal battle as Democratic convention nears
City attorneys are trying to strike a deal with groups suing to protest near the United Center during the Democratic National Convention, with a little more than two months to go before Chicago becomes the center of the political universe for a few days in August. City Hall previously tried...
Chicago alderpeople advance ethics measure that penalizes lobbyists who contribute to mayor campaigns
Despite claims that the mayor opposes it, a Chicago City Council committee advanced an ordinance Thursday that would allow fines and temporary suspensions for lobbyists who improperly donate to a mayor’s campaign, bringing the Board of Ethics one step closer to being able to enforce a decade-old ethics rule.
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