Students bring desks to 606 Trail, demand solutions to CPS budget woes
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Aug 10, 2017 5:58 PM - Dozens of Chicago Public School students, parents and other supporters gathered Thursday morning on the 606 trail -- and they brought their own chairs. Desks, actually. The protest by the Logan Square Neighborhood Association was intended to call attention to both Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a school funding solution in Springfield, as well to protest Mayor Rahm Emanuel's treatment of CPS. The district has borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars -- and laid off hundreds of people -- to deal with ongoing budget woes.
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Ride for Hope raises $30,000 for National Ovarian Cancer CoalitionAug 10, 2017 10:31 PM - The third annual Ride for Hope, a 501(c)3 motorcycle ride and celebration raised $30,000 for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, breaking last year's record amount, and bringing the three-year total raised to over $80,000. -
Illinois State Police announces technology upgradesAug 10, 2017 12:19 PM - The Director of the Illinois State Police is pleased to announce continuing significant enhancements to the Illinois State Police technology infrastructure.
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Tom Cullerton works to eliminate red tape for Illinois' businessesAug 9, 2017 6:10 PM - VILLA PARK- Illinois now has a streamlined process to improve the way state government entities purchase goods and services, thanks to Villa Park Democrat Tom Cullerton. Cullerton's bipartisan initiative, Senate Bill 8, is a reform aimed at taxpayer savings that was signed into law today. -
Deaf COD Student Earns Perfect Score on CDL TestsAug 9, 2017 6:06 PM - Clint Homon's hope for "humble results" when he enrolled in the Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program at College of DuPage was blown away when he received perfect scores on all his tests. CDL program students are tested at each level, given points for errors with a maximum of 12. Homon scored no points, a first in the program's history. Even more impressive is that he accomplished it without being able to hear. -
Fate of cycling track on US Steel land is unclear
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Twenty-first Star Chapter DAR promotes Constitution Week 2017Aug 10, 2017 7:51 AM - Posters and displays, provided by the Twenty-first Star Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, are appearing in many public areas this month to encourage the celebration of Constitution Week September 17-23.
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Northwest suburban police blotterAug 9, 2017 5:15 PM - Vandals used black paint to spray graffiti on two large signs at Chicago Buddhist Church, 1 W. Euclid Ave. Offenders broke and removed two landscape lights and taped a piece of paper with a hateful message on the front door. Damage was estimated at $750.
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Des Plaines police: Hidden camera recorded 20 people in Walgreens restroomAug 9, 2017 10:29 AM - A hidden camera installed in a women's restroom at a Walgreens in Des Plaines had recorded 20 people before the device was discovered.
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Man in ICE custody charged with 6 robberies in Chicago, suburbs
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