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Teachers authorize strike at Instituto charter schools

Negotiations have dragged on over pay and staffing, union leaders said. The charter operator runs two campuses near Little Village with a total of 550 students.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 6, 2023

Call it what you will, but this sure looks like a White Sox rebuild

As Sox actively shop ace Dylan Cease in teardown, GM Chris Getz refuses to call it a rebuild and won’t say when club will compete.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 6, 2023

Feds play recording of Burke seeming to link approval of Burger King permit with business for his law firm

“We were going to talk about the real estate tax representation, and you were going to have somebody get in touch with me so we can expedite your permits,” Burke was recorded saying during a call with an executive.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 6, 2023

Tuesday’s high school basketball scores

All the scores from around the area.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 6, 2023

Illinois in the middle of the road nationally on traffic safety

A new report finds the state needs to boost highway safety with motorcycle helmet requirements, child passenger safety rules and teen driving regulations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

After 8 years of ‘good trouble,’ Juanita Irizarry is leaving Friends of the Parks

Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, furious over the legal battle that forced movie mogul George Lucas to cancel plans for a $743 million museum on the lakefront, derisively branded Irizarry’s organization “Friends of the Parking Lot.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

Salesforce shows off finishing touches on its Chicago space

The software giant had to reduce its space because of the pandemic, but has moved ahead with a design that heralds community involvement.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

Lincoln Park Zoo langur declared cancer-free

Zhang the Francois’ Langur recovered after two surgeries. The procedure’s success means with early detection, these monkeys, who are predisposed to a certain oral cancer, can be saved, she added.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

Billy Corgan to co-host New Year’s Eve special on NBC5

Smashing Pumpkins leader to appear live with his wife, Chloe Mendel, at Highland Park tea shop.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

How Connor Bedard flushes his frustrations after in-game outbursts: ‘Get it all out’

For as mature as the Hawks’ rookie sensation is off the ice, he does occasionally show some emotion on the ice — but it never lingers into his next shift, nor into the next day.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023