Why couldn’t our public school watchdogs see what was staring them in the face? By Ben Joravsky Article Reprint In the summer of 2013, Mayor Emanuel’s handpicked lineup of school board appointees featured the best
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Twilite Tone forms a Chicago-rap dream team in an effort to end gun violence
By Leor Galil Article Reprint Last night Common and producer Twilite Tone participated in a Chicago Ideas Week event called “Keeping the Peace: Music, Art and the End of Violence,” which was a discussion about the
Read moreBarbara Byrd-Bennett pleads guilty in kickback scheme, says ‘nobody to blame but me’
abc7chicago.com Article Reprint div> CHICAGO (WLS) After pleading guilty to corruption charges, former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett apologized to CPS students and teachers outside the courtroom.
Read moreCubs defeat Cardinals 6-4 to advance to National League Championship Series
By Daryl Van Schouwen Article Reprint Javier Baez hit a three-run homer in the second inning, Anthony Rizzo hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the sixth and Kyle Schwarber launched another shot over
Read moreThe Sudden, Historic Dominance of Jake Arrieta
by Jonah Keri Article Reprint Zero. Point. Seven. Five. That’s become Jake Arrieta’s signature stat; 0.75 is the lowest second-half ERA in the history of baseball. Yet somehow it doesn’t capture just how dominant Chicago’s
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Suburban Police Department Has Offer To Heroin Addicts
Read moreKing Louie and Mic Terror reimagine Drake and Future’s hit ‘Jumpman’
By Leor Galil Article Reprint What a Time to Be Alive—an album two of hip-hop’s current heavyweights, Drake and Future, recorded in six days and released at the end of September through iTunes—has provided the
Read moreCubs’ Jake Arrieta blanks Pirates, division series with Cardinals next
By: Mark Gonzales Article Reprint They celebrated like wild fraternity brothers Wednesday night.
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