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The jury selection for Blagojevich trial II: Electric Boogaloo is starting today. Blagojevich continued to push his story all around mainstream media circles.

Terry Mazany of the Chicago Public Schools recently described the district as being in "free fall" after the departure of his predecessor Ron Huberman last November.

If you were given six months to improve Chicago’s public schools, what would you do? That’s the big question facing the interim leader of Chicago Public Schools Terry Mazany. Mazany stepped in when former CEO Ron Huberman resigned last November.

Yesterday marked the end of the public service career of Mr. Ron Huberman. Until he is appointed again somewhere else.We have had a good ride alongside Mr. Huberman, from his time at OEMC (911 center) to head of the CTA (doomsday) to Chicago Public Schools (swine flu?).

Updated 6:30 p.m.Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has picked an interim schools chief to serve until the next mayor takes over. Daley on Tuesday named Terry Mazany to the post.

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis says she wants an international search for the city's next public schools CEO.Schools Chief Ron Huberman this week announced he will step down at the end of the month.Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says the new CEO should have a background in business.Karen