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The Cost Of The NATO, G8 Summits

Posted 05.16.2012

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When President Obama announced that Chicago would be the first U.S. city outside of Washington, D.C. to ever host a NATO summit, Mayor Rahm Emanuel sa...

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Education Reform: Where's the Debate?

Kenzo Shibata | Posted 03.06.2012

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Kenzo Shibata

Schools do not operate in a vacuum. Poverty has devastating effects on a child's social and emotional development. For our poorest students, just getting to school can be a challenge.

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City Libraries Slashing Hours After Layoffs

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago's 76 branch public libraries will cut back their weekday hours, effective Jan. 2, to minimize the impact of recent layoffs that have books sta...

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