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Urban Prep’s fall from grace is a lesson for education leaders

Chicago and other cities where charter schools have proliferated have a lot to learn from the fall of Urban Prep due to fiscal mismanagement, a sexual misconduct investigation and other problems.

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Little Village Discount Mall vendors, local alderperson call on mall’s owner to meet

“Any development of this size needs to be done with the community and local alderman,” said 25th Ward Ald. Byron Sigcho-López.

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General Iron owner says ‘smoking gun’ from Ald. Garza shows permit was wrongly denied

Garza provided internal city communications to the metal shredder’s owner that suggest the city was preparing to issue a draft permit in April 2021, lawyers say.

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Teachers union says Lightfoot pulls offer of 12 weeks of parental leave for CPS employees

The mayor last year gave 12 weeks of paid parental leave to all 32,000 city employees. Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates says the same offer was made to CPS teachers and staff, something the mayor’s office denies.

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What a mess in the House of Representatives

The Republicans’ antics over the selection of a new House speaker should come as no surprise. This is the same body that had no respect for the transition of power or for a duly elected president. They called Jan. 6 “a mere protest” despite the fact that people died.

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Civil rights organization blasts Chicago mayor, top cop for not firing officer for his links to the far-right Proud Boys

“Any individual who is tasked with protecting the public cannot be trusted to do so equitably when they associate with an openly racist, bigoted, and misogynistic organization,” wrote Jeff Tischauser of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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After two weeks with limited heat, some Logan Square tenants refuse to pay full rent

The tenants say it took two weeks for the problem to be solved.

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New K-9 for Cook County Sheriff’s Office has a nose for electronics, crime

Although he’s only been on the job just over two months, Boone has already successfully found multiple electronic devices while executing two search warrants for Internet Crimes Against Children cases in the Chicagoland area.

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Help set the agenda for Chicago’s next mayor

The People’s Project is a partnership of the Sun-Times, WBEZ and the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, to let Chicagoans pose questions to the candidates for mayor.

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Woodlawn immigrant shelter sounds good, but give community the full story on city’s plan

Before the shelter opens, city officials ought to first schedule a meeting that fully alerts the neighborhood on what is happening — and what will happen — with the facility.

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Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins CNN

As his 12-year congressional run concludes, the Trump critic and Jan. 6 committee member heads to cable news as a senior political commentator.

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The Brook beats The Ville: Mekhi Cooper, Bolingbrook’s trio of bigs takes down Romeoville

The Ville vs. The Brook has developed into a fun basketball rivalry in the Southwest suburbs.

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Suspected carjacker dead, two women hurt when car crashes into CTA support beam in Loop

The driver was in her car in the 100 block of East Lake Street when a man and woman got in, police said. There was a struggle and the car hit the support beam.

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Emergency overnight shelter opens in former Oak Park rectory

As winter cold emphasizes the need for safe overnight housing, guests and small families can pick up three meals, connect with support staff and take a hot shower

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Chicago-area siblings heading to finale on Peacock series ‘Baking It’

The unique creations of Reema and Ravi Patel for each episode’s themed competition have incorporated culinary cues from the Indian traditions they have grown up with.

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There’s always a need for gun safety with the number of firearms rising

When so many lives are at stake and gun violence has surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of the deaths of American children, there is no such thing as too much information surrounding gun safety.

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Gen Z is tired of ‘thoughts and prayers.’ Pass the Protect Illinois Communities Act

We’ve grown up under the constant threat of gun violence. We should be the last generation to grow up doing active shooter drills.

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Mayoral challenger Ja’Mal Green unveils $5 billion public safety plan

His plan takes aim at causes of crime in an effort to stop the exodus of businesses and residents from the city and Chicago police officers from the department.

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Longtime couple weds in Cook County’s first ceremony of the year

Mandy Fila and Daniel Ferguson tied the knot Tuesday in a ceremony officiated by County Clerk Karen Yarbrough — the first in-person wedding the clerk has held in two years.

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Artificial intelligence is already changing how we create and absorb information.

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Howard Brown Health workers begin three-day strike

The strike comes after 61 union employees were laid off.

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Let’s ease property tax burden by fixing tax-increment financing

Ultimately, property taxes are a math problem we must solve if we want the fabric of our neighborhoods to remain intact. TIF reform is a good place to start finding solutions.

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Durbin pushing through historic diversity on federal bench

“I’m pretty proud of what we’ve been able to achieve,” said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who starts a second term as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee when the new 118th Congress kicks off on Tuesday.

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Bulls guard Zach LaVine gets introspective about his defensive issues

LaVine admitted that he took some of the criticism of his defense “on the chin.” While he’s not going to hold his defensive rating as the end-all, be-all stat to judge how he has played, LaVine knows his defense has to improve.

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Community activist turns attention to safety locks to promote responsible gun ownership

“It’s pretty simple: Children are getting a hold of the guns and shooting themselves or turning it on their brothers and sisters accidentally,” Andrew Holmes said Monday

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