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Some of Johnson’s first decisions after his swearing-in next month will have to do with education, the issue nearest and dearest to his heart and his work over the past decade.

Early results showed Lee and her top challenger, Anthony Ciaravino, each with about 30% of the vote; In the 12th Ward, Anabel Abarca was trailing her challenger, Julia Ramirez.

For a window into the chaos surrounding the current U.S. immigration policy and its enforcement flaws, you only needed to watch the late news in Chicago Wednesday night. Some 60 exhausted migrants, seemingly mostly from Venezuela, found themselves stumbling off a bus and staring into cameras outside Chicago’s Union Station.

Jackson sworn in on Thursday to replace retiring Justice Breyer.

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CPS educators next week will choose between competing visions for the union: Should the group continue fighting for social issues inside and outside the classroom, or should it instead focus on classic teacher concerns like pay preparation time and pensions?

“I’ve been very clear. I do not believe in erasing history. I think you’ve got to put it in a proper context. I think you’ve got to honor the entirety of that history,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday.

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A winning proposal won’t be named for a few months. The mayor and her team will have their hands full if they — as they should — make maximum use of that time to ensure taxpayers come out aces on this deal.