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Spike Lee: Oscars stuck in 1940
In a New York Giants jersey and cap, Spike Lee opened by taunting his audience. “That’s right! Super Bowl champs! Don’t hate! . . . Where were the Bears?” the iconic New York-based filmmaker asked the crowd of students, faculty and community residents Wednesday night …Read More
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Teachers file EEOC layoff complaint
The Chicago Teachers Union filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Wednesday, alleging the 2011 layoffs unfairly impacted black teachers. “The Board’s lay-off policy has had a systematic, class-wide, disparate impact on African-American teachers,” CTU President Karen Lewis said in a statement. “We …Read More
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Not so fast. Hold off on Crane H.S. phase-out, hearing officer urges
No decision on the phase-out of Crane High School should be made until school district officials analyze a “well-thought-out’’ Crane-proposed plan for the school’s rejuvenation, an independent hearing officer has recommended. The recommendation, a vindication for Crane faculty, came after a battery of elected officials …Read More
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Mayor Emanuel: Time to speed up trains to O’Hare, Midway
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he’s evaluating plans to shave up to 12 minutes off CTA travel times between downtown and O’Hare Airport and Midway Airport, a goal he views as more attainable than his predecessor’s dream of an express train to O’Hare.
Metro
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Spike Lee: Oscars stuck in 1940
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Study: CPS has some success turning around grammar schools, not high schools
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County board to debate controversial immigration policy
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Family of woman left in morgue for 14 months sues Cook County
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Seven years for woman who had traces of pot in system during fatal crash
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Firefighters extinguish small kitchen mishap — at their firehouse
Nation
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Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath
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No charges against NYPD boss’ son after rape claim
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Experts: Gay marriage ban’s path to high court unclear
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Social worker tells 911: Powell ‘exploded the house’
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Many report illness at Washington cheerleading event
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Santorum sweep: Stuns Romney with Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri victories
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Obama plays with robots, flying marshmallows at White House Science Fair
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Mitt Romney intensifies fight for social conservatives
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Man arrested in murder of Arizona couple found tied, burned
Crime
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County board to debate controversial immigration policy
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Suspected ‘Wicker Park Bandit’ captured by FBI
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Seven years for woman who had traces of pot in system during fatal crash
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City Clerk yanks stickers over gang sign flap despite mom’s plea
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Reputed Cicero mob boss Michael ‘The Large Guy’ Sarno gets 25 years
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Does mom love him? Cops say man faked kidnapping to find out
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Naperville bar 911 call: ‘My buddy just got stabbed!’
Politics
Quinn wants $2 billion in state Medicaid cuts
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Legislators want to extend lottery game helping AIDS fight
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Emanuel, Preckwinkle tout $20 million saved in city-county partnership
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Sen. Kirk’s brain swelling subsides; doctors reattach skull section
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Company accused of racially hostile workplace offers apology
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Ald. Beale helped trim cab reforms after campaign fund-raiser
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The ‘blackface’ workplace: ‘I never felt more alone in my life’
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Tobacco shop, wholesaler sue county over new tax
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Sen. Kirk upgraded to ‘good’ condition, watched Super Bowl
City Hall
Emanuel poll shows Chicagoans happy with the job he’s doing
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Mayor Emanuel: Time to speed up trains to O’Hare, Midway
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City Clerk yanks stickers over gang sign flap despite mom’s plea
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Quinn wants $2 billion in state Medicaid cuts
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Emanuel, Preckwinkle tout $20 million saved in city-county partnership
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Company accused of racially hostile workplace offers apology
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Ald. Beale helped trim cab reforms after campaign fund-raiser
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The ‘blackface’ workplace: ‘I never felt more alone in my life’
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Mayor mum on alleged racially hostile workplace at ThyssenKrupp
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Family tells of settlement with city over police abuse
World
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Pakistan holds border talks after deadly US attack
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Greek party leaders begin crucial debt talks
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Maldives police posts seized by ex-leader’s supporters
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Rupert Murdoch’s firm settles 9 phone hacking lawsuits
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Russian scientists reach lake under Antarctica
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Death toll rises to 21 after boat capsizes near Dominican Republic
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Iran’s parliament summons Ahmadinejad
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Last Briton to serve in WWI dies
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Queen celebrates 60 years on throne









