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Brizard Leaves With Glowing Recommendation
Former CPS CEO to receive 2013 salary, a year of health benefits. Read »
JC Brizard to Remain on CPS Payroll
Jean-Claude Brizard lost his job today, but not his paycheck. Read »
JC Brizard Out as CPS CEO
Jean-Claude Brizard, plucked last year from Rochester, N.Y., to lead Chicago Public Schools, will resign Friday. Spokeswoman Sarah Hamilton classified the move as a "mutual agreement" between Brizard and... Read »
How Will Chicago Pay For Strike Deal?
Chicago Public Schools students and teachers returned to class Wednesday after seven days of picketing over a still-tentative union contract. How much will the new contract cost and how will the city pay for... Read »
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Class Should Resume During Talks: Rahm
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is ready to "finish it" already. As Chicago teachers picketed for the third day Wednesday, Emanuel said there's no reason students can't return to classrooms while the teachers union and... Read »
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"This Is a Strike of Choice:" Emanuel
As some 29,000 teachers declared their first Chicago strike in 25 years, Mayor Rahm Emanuel called the move "unnecessary" and "a strike by choice." "It's avoidable," he said, "and our kids do not deserve this." Read »
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Brizard Rumor Isn't True, Emanuel Says
"Its just that, rumor," Emanuel said when asked if the rumor was true. "I speak for Rahm Emanuel. No one else does. He's (Brizard's) doing a great job". Read »
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Brizard Denies Reports He's On His Way Out
As the clock ticks down to a looming Chicago teachers strike, could the man in charge of the schools district be on his way out? CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard says he's not going anywhere, despite a report that he... Read »
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CPS Working Hard to Avoid Strike: Brizard
Will Chicago students have a school to attend in the fall? That's a question on a lot of parents' minds after public school teachers overwhelmingly authorized a strike, and CPS chief Jean-Claude Brizard said... Read »
CTU Not Worried About Legal Challenge to Vote
Critics upset that ministers who oversaw ballot counting process have received CTU grant money. Read »
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Barack Obama
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Rod Blagojevich
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Tea Party conservative who likes to say no, will have to talk more about his personal life if he wants a second term.
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Rahm, Byrd-Bennett Discuss CPS Closings
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Meet the Kid Who Took on Rahm
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A Tale of Two Schools
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Outbursts, Protests as School Board Closes Schools
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CTU President Reacts to Closure Vote
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Mayor on Political Consequences
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Rahm Pledges With Tornado Recovery If Needed
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Mayor Not Worried About Political Fallout from School Closures
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Quinn 'Open Minded' About Medical Marijuana Bill
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Parents of Sandy Hook Victims Join Quinn in Quest for Gun Control
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Quinn: Pension Reform Before Gaming Bill
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Perception Not Reality On Mag Mile Safety: McCarthy
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Demonstrators Arrested in Final School Closure Fight
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CTU's Lewis on Re-Election
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Preckwinkle Takes Issue With School Closures
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McCormick Place Wouldn't Automatically Get Chicago Casino: Rahm
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Mayor Seeks to Protect Chicago Interests in State Gun Law
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Rahm Unconcerned About Low Poll Numbers
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Downtown Robberies Come as Summer Tourism Season Starts
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