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Chicago may open charter school near Altgeld Gardens

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Chicago Public Schools is seeking to place a new charter school near the Altgeld Gardens housing complex for sixth- to 12th-grade students, a move that could quell tension in a community that has been vocal about wanting a neighborhood option for its high school students.

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Union Head on Mom's CTA Story: Why Does Stroller Appear Undamaged?

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"I don't want to call the woman a liar, but I have a hard time believing the story happened the way she claims," said Robert Kelly, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308.

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Tribune Company Ending Pretense Its Employees Own It

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"How, for instance, can any 'owner' be fired without cause or due process? How is it that fired 'owners' lost all rights to future profits — such as they might be — upon termination...? Read more ... (79 views)

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From Mark to Sarah

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It seems everybody is talking about Mark Kirk trending rightward and seeking Sarah Palin's endrosement. Or at least was seeking her endorsement.

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How Much Do Those Freeloading Seniors Really Cost Us?

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The math is, shall we say, open to interpretation.

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Can You Put Rubble on the National Register?

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The Commission on Chicago Landmarks, appointed by Mayor Daley, is considering requesting that parts of the Michael Reese Hospital, currently being torn down by Mayor Daley, be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Preservationists Strive to Rescue Facade of Crumbling Landmark

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If South Michigan Avenue's so-called Streetwall, a strip of historic buildings on the western border of Grant Park, must be weaker, at least maintain its impressive facade, a preservationist and residents say.

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Forclosure Fillings Spike in Collar Counties

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Once commonly viewed as a problem affecting low-income urban neighborhoods, new data show the greatest percentage increases in foreclosures are occurring not within the city of Chicago, where they declined during the third quarter, but in the suburban collar counties, which are using their limited means to help residents.

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Landing a Green Job

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Will the green-collar revolution be all that it's cracked up to be for the poor and minorities?

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Congress Hotel Strikers Set Record

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The Congress Hotel strike is now the longest hotel strike in US history, surpassing a strike at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas that ended February 1, 1998 after six years, four months, and ten days.

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Loyola student, former St. Louisan, long-time news hound, wannabe nonconformist, master of unsolicited opinions, Sox fan.

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