Chicago Parents Want More School Choice
Poll shows support for more charter schools, parent-trigger laws
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Persepolis Banned in Chicago High School
Graphic novel about young girl living in Iran during the revolution
Lawsuit: Chicago SWAT Team Raided Wrong Home, Cop Told Child "This is what happens when your grandma sells crack"
Also allegedly told an 11-month-old to show his hands
Politically Motivated Investment Guidelines Making Bad Public Pension Programs Worse
Even as funds lose money, leaders call for decisions based on politics, not success
Sandi Jackson Joins Husband in Pleading Guilty
Couple accused of siphoning money from campaign for personal spending
Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty: "Tell the folks back home I'm sorry I let everybody down"
Was re-elected by a wide margin in November
City-Run "Taste of Chicago" Lost $1.3 Million Last Year
Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised it'd break even or turn a profit
Chicago's Top Cop Calls Gun Owners "Corrupt" For Lobbying Their Representatives
Garry McCarthy once used his badge to try to get a relative out of a traffic ticket
Chicago Suburb Sues to Track Down Millions in Redevelopment Funds
$150 million to finance industrial park that didn't turn out as expected
Chicago Dropping Red-Light Camera Firm
Investigation showed company gave thousands in free trips to former official who ran program
Chicagoland: Police Demand Pay Raises, Bonuses for Living in Town, 911 Responses Limited, City About to Pay $4.1 Million for One Police Brutality Settlement Alone
Chicago agreed to a $33 million settlement over other incidents of police misconduct just last month
Jesse Jackson Jr. Reportedly Signs Plea Deal with Feds
Allegedly will include prison time over misuse of campaign funds
Chicago Police Chief Defends Decision to Not Send Cops to Some 911 Calls
Only sending officers immediately if a suspect is still on scene or the caller is in danger
Sitting Judge Found Not Guilty of Assault Due to Temporary Insanity
Punchline: She won re-election back in November
Top Charter Schools Outperform Traditional Schools in Chicago
Even with high percentages of low-income students
Chicago to Put More Desk Officers Out on the Street
How many of them were put on the desks because they screwed up out on the streets in the first place?
Chicago Teen Who Performed at Inauguration Shot to Death
At a park frequented by gang members
Teenager Who Performed at Obama's Second Inauguration Celebrations Killed
Shot at a park in Chicago
Chicago Alderman Proposes Energy Drink Ban
You will drink what the government tells you to drink!
Three Chicago Cops Accused of Taking Over Drug Ring
Robbed supply from dealers, then turned around and sold it
Chicago May Pay More Than $30 Million in Two Police Misconduct Cases
One about a woman abandoned in a high-crime area and subsequently raped; the other about a man who served 26 years for a crime he didn't commit
Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Wife Quits Chicago City Council
Has been absent frequently over family's health issues
Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel Considers Privatizing Midway Airport
Named a panel to explore the option
Chicago Bureaucracy Shuts Down Food Trucks
Though the trucks were legalized in July, not a single one has been able to get a license from the city
Snowless Stretch of 290 Days Coming to an End in Chicago
A winter storm stretching from Wisconsin to Kansas will drop up to three inches on the city
Gun Rights Find a New Home
A federal appeals court rules Illinois cannot maintain its flat ban on concealed-carry.
City of Chicago Wants Ruling Against Police "Code of Silence" Vacated
Arises from a case where an off-duty cop beat a female bartender half to death and all his cop buddies kept their mouths shut
Illinois State Senator Caught Trying to Carry Gun onto Plane
He's seeking the seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr.
Nephew of Former Mayor of Chicago Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter
Richard J. Vanecko's punch allegedly caused the death of David Koschman in 2004
Chicago School Closing Decisions Pushed Back
Maybe the world will end and nobody will have to make an unpopular choice
