Chicago Teachers Union tweaks Emanuel
The Chicago Teachers Union jabbed at Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel on Thursday over education reforms pending in Springfield, a sign that upcoming talks on a new contract might not be easy....
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List of school districts on financial watch list
Illinois education officials on Wednesday put more than two dozen school districts on the annual financial watch list that is reserved for the most cash-strapped school systems. In all, 3.3...
Death penalty in Aurora slaying
Eighteen years have passed since Sharon Weber found her missing husband, Jerry, in an Aurora farm field, dead from four gunshot wounds in the head. On Tuesday she learned that...
Couple, 2 boys found shot dead
Thomas Mangiantini coached one of his two sons in youth baseball for years. A few days ago, his wife, Elizabeth, placed modest decorations of a Santa Claus and Merry Christmas...
School’s science teachers revel in bragging rights
It's not all serious science experiments and knotty math problems at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The state-funded public school for gifted students got downright rowdy with cheers and...
At this meeting, we’ll keep it light
You won't find double chocolate cookies or fudge brownies at this conference -- instead you will be invited to something called "the abstinence buffet." Overeaters Anonymous opens its regional convention...
H1N1-linked illness took teen in ‘instant’
Michelle Fahle liked hugs. The 14-year-old declared it proudly on her Facebook page and demonstrated it when she threw her arms around her best friends before class each day, even...
HOW MUSLIMS VIEWED SPEECH
Muslims in the Chicago area say President Barack Obama's speech could revolutionize the relationship between the U.S. and Muslims in the Arab world. "It gave back honor and respect to...
‘I hope it helps’
Calvin McKinney, 50, of Austin PREDICAMENT: He had lived in his home for 17 years before he lost his job at a printing company, fell behind on payments and landed...
Search tied to synagogue vandalism
Authorities investigating vandalism at area synagogues last month descended on a Far North Side apartment Thursday to interview a suspect and search for evidence, sources with knowledge of the investigation...