Articles filed under Chicago
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As teachers strike, Chicago mayor offers $838M deficit fixOct 23, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who's still trying to settle a nearly week-old teacher's strike, proposed a combination of debt refinancing, tax and fee hik...
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The Latest: Striking teachers march toward Chicago City HallOct 23, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on Chicago's budget woes and ongoing teacher strike (all times local): 9:15 a.m. Striking Chicago teachers are marching toward City Hall for a ...
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Sound check: BaseCamp's haunted house, Birthdayy Partyy's Costume Party, and other ways to celebrate HalloweenOct 23, 2019 6:00 am - Haunted Lisle BaseCamp Pub transforms into your haunted home away from home this Halloween season as it's taken over by Jax Skull Productions and Adena Presents for an A...
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Chicago mayor's budget depends on higher dining, ride-share costs, Springfield help on casinoOct 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot laid out her budget plan Wednesday, announcing the city "will need cooperation from Springfield" in order to fill an $838 mill...
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Lightfoot says city will not bail out school system, grant all union demandsOct 23, 2019 1:00 am - As Chicago Public Schools classes were canceled for the sixth consecutive day due to the teachers strike, Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed that the city would not bail out the...
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Lightfoot to declare $300 million TIF surplus - largest in Chicago historyOct 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot's 2020 budget includes a $300 million tax increment financing surplus - the largest in Chicago history - just to help bankroll the $500 million offe...
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Chicago teachers' strike highlights support staff shortagesOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Demands by striking Chicago teachers for more nurses, librarians and social workers are highlighting concerns that resonate in high-poverty school ...
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The Latest: Chicago police chief won't attend Trump speechOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The latest on President Donald Trump's planned visit to Chicago (all times local): 2:50 p.m. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says he will not ...
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Judge allows Chicago suit against Jussie Smollett to proceedOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss Chicago's lawsuit against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. U.S. District Virginia Kendall's ruling mea...
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Police chief skipping Trump's 1st Chicago visit as presidentOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Donald Trump's appearance next week at a police chiefs conference will be his first visit as president to Chicago, a city he has ridiculed for years. The ...