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'Would You Support A Strike?' Chicago Teachers Union Asks Members
State senators approved a bill that could require public school officials to negotiate over reopening schools during pandemic.
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Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."
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What's So 'Equity Centric' About Pritzker's COVID Vaccine Plan?
KONKOL COLUMN: Gov. J.B. Pritzker has promised "equity-centric" policy before. A change to coronavirus vaccine rollout is more of the same.
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Chicago Police Union Boss 'Sorry' For Comments On Capitol Attack
Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara apologized on Facebook for "poorly worded" comments about the mob attack on U.S. Capitol.
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Despite Objections Chicago Public Schools Will Reopen Monday
Teachers who don't show up for in-person learning will be ineligible for pay. Mayor Lightfoot said, "I look forward to seeing you Monday."
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Chicago Police Union Boss Says Attack On U.S. Capitol Not A Coup
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said comments by police union boss John Catanzara "demonstrate clear delusion or reckless disrespect — or both."
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Judge Revokes Bail, Sends Ex-Chicago Alderman To Report To Jail
A Cook County Judge ordered former Chicago Ald. Procco "Joe" Moreno to report to jail Thursday after being charged with DUI.
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Chicago Police Officer Charged In Garfield Park Shooting
Officer Joseph Cabrera was off-duty on Oct. 13 when he allegedly fired shots in the direction of at least one person following an argument.
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Half Of Chicago Public School Teachers Ditched Classrooms Monday
Mayor Lightfoot says reopening schools is a matter of racial equity to provide working class minority families access to in-person learning.
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Puerto Rico Swimsuit Selfie Is A Lesson On Chicago Teachers Union
KONKOL COLUMN: Chicago Teachers Union boss using coronavirus crisis to push state Senate approval of stalled bill to boost bargaining power.
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44-Days Of Grace Before New Speed Cam Ticket Rule Take Affect
New laws boost minimum wage, parking meter rates, gas tax and will require Airbnb hosts to pay city registration fee in 2021.
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Chicago's Top Doc Gets COVID-19 Vaccine At New Immunization Site
Chicago public health commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady gets coronavirus vaccine, urges other outpatient health care workers to do the same.
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'Healing' Meeting With Mayor, Police Raid Victim A No-Go: Emails
A proposed private meeting between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Anjanette Young won't happen over lawyers' dispute on holding a public forum.
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Chicago Expands Coronavirus Vaccination Roll Out To Nursing Homes
City officials announced an appointment-only "central mass-vaccination" site for outpatient health care workers will open Tuesday.
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Former Ald. Proco Joe Moreno Charged With Drunken Driving Sunday
Former Chicago Ald. Proco Joe Moreno was arrested after crashing into parked cars Sunday night in the Gold Coast near Division Street.
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Woman Pulled From Car, Beaten By Police Files Federal Lawsuit
Mia Wright's federal civil rights lawsuit alleges she was the victim of the Chicago police "tactic of brutality in the summer of 2020."
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Mom's Cookie Recipe Brings Cheer To Sad Coronavirus Christmas
KONKOL COLUMN: A Facebook stranger's request for mom's famous sugar cookie recipe reminds why some Christmas traditions are worth skipping.
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Former Sen. 'Hollywood' Hendon Drops COVID-19 Song, 'Rona Money'
KONKOL COLUMN: Former Sen. Rickey "Hollywood" Hendon teamed with House Music legend Farley "Jackmaster Funk" on coronavirus-inspired song.
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Chicago Police Involved in Botched Raid Put On Desk Duty
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says there's no excuse for long delay in misconduct probe of the wrongful police raid of Anjanette Young's home.
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Reflections On 155 Episodes Of Pritzker Daily Pandemic Spin Show
KONKOL COLUMN: Pritzker's daily pandemic updates spoon-fed pseudoscience and politics-filtered public policy that didn't control COVID-19.
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Tony La Russa Pleads Guilty To Lesser Charge To End DUI Case
White Sox Manager Tony La Russa pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving in Arizona, sentenced to one day of home detention.
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