Ex-head of Chicago schools pleads guilty in kickbacks scheme
By MICHAEL TARM The former head of Chicago Public Schools pleaded guilty Tuesday to a fraud charge in an alleged scheme to steer $23 million in no-bid contracts to education…
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For President Barack Obama library, a contest of haves vs have-nots
By JOSH LEDERMAN President Barack Obama has preached economic opportunity and equal access to education as cornerstones of the legacy he wants to leave behind. But in the contest to…
CHICAGO POLICE: ASSAULT-STYLE RIFLE — USED IN ATTACK
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and HERBERT G. MCCANN In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, photo, a women becomes emotional near the scene of a shooting at Cornell Square Park in…
GUARDS HELP ESCORT CHICAGO KIDS TO NEW SCHOOLS
By DON BABWIN Safety Guard Renee Green high-fives Demari Hill, 5, as she heads to Gresham Elementary School with her parents Destiny and Anthony Hill on her first day of…
DALEY MAKES CANDIDACY FOR ILL. GOVERNOR OFFICIAL
By SOPHIA TAREEN FILE – In this June 17, 2013 file photo, former White House chief of staff Bill Daley speaks at a news conference in Chicago. Daley is making…
BOMBING PROBE HIGHLIGHTS EXPANSION OF SURVEILLANCE
By DAVID CRARY In this Monday, April 15, 2013, photo, spectators make pictures with camera phones during the Boston Marathon in Boston, before two bombs exploded at the finish line…
DEATH OF FILM CRITIC EBERT ELICITS WIDE REACTION
By The Associated Press FILE – This May 17, 2004 file photo shows Pulitzer Prize winning film critc Roger Ebert at the 57th International Film Festival in Cannes, southern France.…
CHICAGO TEACHERS GET NOTICE OF SCHOOL CLOSINGS
By SARA BURNETT and JASON KEYSER William Penn Elementary School Council Representative Rev. Dr. Brian Henderson speaks at a news conference held by the Committee to Save North Lawndale Schools,…