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Local School Council Missing in West Town

Story by Becky Schlikerman Submitted on Fri, 02/29/2008 – 03:29. William H. Wells Community Academy High School in West Town remains without a local school council, the elected governing body required in most of the more than 600 Chicago Public Schools. The 1,076-student, low-ranking school, located at 936 N. Ashland Ave., does not have an […]

Patients, Doctors Rally Against County Hospital Cutbacks

Submitted on Thu, 02/28/2008 – 02:46. Story by Rachael Koetsier Hundreds of doctors, patients and other health care professionals gathered at the Chicago Temple on Feb. 25 to protest cutbacks in services at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital. Supporters marched from the temple to City Hall waving signs and chanting slogans, calling on the Cook […]

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Story by Ebony L. McCline Submitted on Wed, 02/27/2008 – 03:41. Illinois has awarded a $300,000 grant for a sculpture that would commemorate the launch of the NAACP and mark the 100-year anniversary of the 1908 Springfield race riots. The Capital Development Board, which is in charge of state construction projects, awarded the grant Feb. […]

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Illinois Gun Control Issues Play Out in Elections

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Story by Michael Pasternak Submitted on Tue, 02/26/2008 – 02:37. Gun control played an important part in Illinois elections with candidates on both sides enjoying electoral victories. Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, said his group achieved its number one election goal with Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin’s defeat in the […]

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Submitted on Thu, 02/21/2008 – 14:08. A call by Chicago’s Better Government Association for an audit of Chicago Public Schools magnet school applications was heeded this week.  But the watchdogs aren’t satisfied. Sabin Magnet School Principal Barton Dassinger blew the whistle on 12 cases of application fraud at his school earlier this year.  Parents and […]

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