Sunday, March 16, 2025

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education
  • by david hall
CTU endorses slate of candidates for Chicago’s first elected school board

Just days after the candidate filing period ended, the Chicago Teachers Union endorsed 11 candidates for 10 seats, including parents, educators, faith leaders and community organizers.

2024-democratic-national-convention
  • by david hall
'Serious concerns' remain after CPD revises mass arrest policy ahead of Democratic Convention

A coalition of community organizations says the policy still fails to draw a line between crowds protected under the First Amendment and those engaged in illegal activity such as looting.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Ex-Ald. Edward M. Burke used Catholic card in bid to soften sentence in corruption case

It's unclear whether Catholic figures appealing for leniency in letters to the judge affected the two-year sentence given to Burke. But priests, nuns and lay church leaders went to bat heavy for him — after years of the ex-alderman funneling campaign cash to Catholic causes.

real-estate
  • by david hall
Access Contemporary Music's Lake View expansion halted after impasse with landlord

The nonprofit said it was unable to reach lease terms with its prospective landlord, Illinois video gambling mogul Rick Heidner.