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The Chicago Police Department has another hurdle to clear before it can build a proposed outdoor shooting range in the city.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday the police department needs a permit to move forward with plans for an outdoor gun range on the far South Side because of the... more
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Chicago’s school board voted unanimously late Wednesday to close seven schools and completely re-staff 10 others. The vote comes after months of protests from parents, teachers and activists and a spate of final pleas to board members to save the schools.People began lining up at CPS headquarters 4... more
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MIAMI — Crimes and homicides in public schools nationwide have declined, part of a downward trend seen over the past several years.Data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice show declines across a number of indicators, including thefts, violent crimes... more
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Guests on Afternoon Shift's 3 p.m. hour include House Minority Leader Tom Cross (R-84th), House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie (D-25th), Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka (R), State Sen. Heather Steans (D-7th), former Gov. Jim Edgar, former State Rep. Lee Daniels.AfternoonShift_20120222_2.... more
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On this day in 1965, Chicago got its first, full-fledged public university. The University of Illinois' Chicago Circle campus was dedicated.The university had been founded at Urbana in 1867. The first Chicago branch opened in 1946 at Navy Pier--"Harvard on the Rocks," the students called it. But... more
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Listen to Governor Pat Quinn's speech here  quinn-speech.mp3During his budget address Wednesday, Gov. Pat Quinn suggested cutting the state budget beyond overhauling pensions and Medicaid. Quinn wants to close two prisons - including the state's maximum security Tamms prison and a women's... more

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