A pair of lawsuits filed Wednesday challenge Chicago Public Schools plan to close 53 elementary schools, claiming the proposals disproportionately affect African American children and could irreparably harm students with special needs.
Inside the Cook County Jail law library, ten men were hunched over laptops playing online chess. A live video of their competitors, inmates in Russian prisons, was projected on the front wall.
Illinois State Rep. Ron Sandack is withdrawing his name from the GOP chairman search, saying some party insiders thought his support for same-sex marriage would be too controversial.
Plans for CPS closures have parents worried that many children will have to traverse dangerous areas to get to their new schools. Now firefighters have been asked to help.
Cheap disposable clothing is like the ‘mystery meat’ of fashion. Now a group of designers, retailers and manufacturers are working together to create quality ‘Made in Chicago’ clothing.
A report released last week by the Heritage Foundation was co-authored by a researcher who believes Hispanics and blacks are not as smart as Europeans and may complicate assimilation.
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