Articles filed under Special Reports
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Editorial: We can't afford to ignore the low-income students in our schoolsJun 22, 2015 5:00 am - "The stakes," says Kenneth Ender, president of Harper College in Palatine, "are very high." When he says that, Ender is not limiting his view to the comparatively narrow...
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Generations at Risk: Four-part series about the effects of poverty on education, starts MondayJun 21, 2015 1:00 am - What if the way we've been judging schools in Illinois for years is wrong? Every year when school report card data comes out, the top schools - or the schools with the ...
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Images: Speaking out against Justus Howell decisionMay 15, 2015 1:00 am - See scenes from the streets of downtown Waukegan on Friday. The dozens who were there, including the family of Justus Howell, wanted their message spread loud and clear....
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Small but angry protest against Justus Howell decision in WaukeganMay 15, 2015 1:00 am - There weren't thousands of people on the streets of downtown Waukegan on Friday afternoon, but the dozens who were there, including the family of Justus Howell, wanted t...
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White Zion cop's shooting of black teen called justified; family calls it murderMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - The fatal shooting of a Zion teenager last month by a police officer was justified, Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim announced Thursday, sparking complaints ...
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Autopsy shows police shooting victim had alcohol, marijuana in his systemApr 28, 2015 1:00 am - The Waukegan teen who died in a police-involved shooting had small amounts of alcohol and marijuana in his body when he was killed, autopsy results released Tuesday show...
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Investigation into fatal Zion shooting continuesApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - Authorities said they are reviewing autopsy results, and other evidence is being examined as part of the investigation into the April 4 police-involved fatal shooting of...
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Images: Zion teen shooting rallyApr 12, 2015 1:00 am - ...
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Protesters demand 'Justice for Justus' after black teen fatally shot by Zion police officerApr 11, 2015 1:00 am - Several hundred people marched peacefully Saturday in Zion, starting from where 17-year-old Justus Howell was fatally shot by a police officer and ending with a boistero...
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Lake County authorties seek federal oversight of police-involved shooting investigationApr 10, 2015 1:00 am - Federal authorities will monitor and review the investigation into the April 4 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Justus Howell by a Zion police officer. The announcement Fri...