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Chicago Recap: Tracking teacher absences at Chicago schools, John Daley calls bulls*** on Tony Peraica

Here are the top Windy Citizen story for Wednesday November 18, 2009, according to voting, commenting and clicking by Windy Citizens:

#1. Absence database: How Often Are Teachers Absent at Your CPS School -- and When?

FoxChicago.com - Find out how often teachers are absent from your child's school and
compare with other CPS schools. FOX Chicago News' Mark Saxenmeyer
analyzed Chicago Public Schools records from the 2008-2009 school year
to find out how often teachers were absent from school, and how much of
the time those absences fell on Mondays and Fridays.(13 points)

Submitted by  Kristen Miller

 #2. John Daley to Peraica: Bullshit

ChicagoCurrent.com - It got a little tense, a little weird yesterday as Tony Peraica and John Daley sparred, as Todd Stroger yelled for a vote.(10 points)

 Submitted by Alex Parker

#3. The CTA Holiday Train is back

ChicagoNow.com - Here's the schedule for the CTA Holiday Train, now in its 18th year. (8 points)

Submitted by tracyswartz

#4. Future of old Cook County Hospital is still up in the air

ChicagoCurrent.com - Cook County commissioners voted to defer judgment on the redevelopment
of the hospital, while health board CEO William Foley says he'd prefer
they tear it down. (9 points)

 Submitted by AlexParker


 

#5. Sims calls for ethics investigation into Peraica's twittering

ChicagoCurrent.com - County commissioners: The gift that keeps on giving. This time around,
an angry Deborah Sims chastises Tony Peraica's use of Twitter.

Submitted by AlexParker

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