Articles filed under Chicago
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The Latest: No class for 9th day as Chicago teachers strikeOct 28, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on a strike by Chicago teachers (all times local): 5:45 p.m. The nation's third-largest school district is canceling classes Tuesday, marking t...
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Chicago lawmaker accused of bribing senator for bill supportOct 28, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois state lawmaker bribed a legislative colleague with an offer of $2,500 a month in exchange for the state senator's support of sweepstakes-relat...
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Correction: Chicago Schools-Strike storyOct 28, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - In a story Oct. 26 about the effects of a Chicago teachers strike on students with disabilities, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Nicole Abr...
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In Chicago, Trump calls the city an embarrassment to the USOct 28, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump used a conference of police chiefs on Monday to slam the host city as "embarrassing to us as a nation" under the leadership of its ...
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Lawmaker accused of bribing senator for bill support; reports say senator's from Lake CountyOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - An Illinois state lawmaker bribed a legislative colleague with an offer of $2,500 a month in exchange for the state senator's support of his sweepstakes machine legislat...
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Student debt, 'Right to Try': What suburbanites heard from Trump at $4M fundraiserOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - It's either vote for me or for a bunch of "lunatics," a freewheeling President Donald Trump told an audience at an exclusive fundraiser luncheon Monday. The president de...
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Fact check: Where Trump was wrong and right about Chicago violenceOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - Checking some of the things President Donald Trump said while at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Chicago on Monday: TRUMP: "Afghanistan i...
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Trump blasts Chicago police chief over rate of shootings, murderOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - Donald Trump berated the head of Chicago's police force on Monday, faulting him for the city's murder rate and critical remarks he's made about the president. "He's not ...
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Lightfoot's 2020 budget requires CPS repay $60 million for pensions, $33 million for securityOct 27, 2019 11:00 pm - At a time when union leaders claim another $38 million could end the teachers strike, Mayor Lori Lightfoot's 2020 budget requires the Chicago Public Schools to reimburse...
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Chicago strike negotiations ongoing; Monday classes canceledOct 27, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - More than 300,000 Chicago students will miss another day of classes as teachers in the nation's third-largest school district remain on strike. As contrac...