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'We infuse race into too many things,' says conservative black author from Chicago

By S. Laney Griffo | Apr 30, 2017

C. Douglas Love knows racism remains an issue in America, but it sometimes seems to drive the conversation rather than being part of it, he says.

Revisions to 'loosened' food stamp rules urged

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Apr 30, 2017

Simplified reporting and "loosened eligibility by government bureaucrats" led to record-high enrollment in the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps, Douglas Besharov, a professor at the University of Maryland told Chicago City Wire.

Doubt and taxes said to drive Cook County exodus

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 30, 2017

High taxes and low confidence in government are driving people out of Cook County in record numbers, an analyst from a Chicago-based think tank told the Chicago City Wire.

Proposal feared as creating aldermen almighty

By Giovanni Whaley | Apr 30, 2017

A proposed ordinance would give aldermen free rein to act by whichever way the wind in the Windy City is blowing, according to the CEO of Project Six.

Property taxes close legendary Bridgeport tavern Schaller's Pump

By LocalLabs News Service | Apr 30, 2017

Chicago's oldest bar, in business since 1881, closed Saturday night for good, after its owners could no longer afford to pay property taxes on its building.

Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Local School Council met Wednesday, Jan. 25.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Apr 29, 2017

Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Local School Council met at 3:37 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25.

Linncoln Park High School Local School Council met Jan. 10.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Apr 29, 2017

Lincoln Park High School met 6:07 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10.

The Ogden International School of Chicago Local School Council met Fe. 25.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Apr 29, 2017

The Ogden International School of Chicago Local School Council met at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25.

The Ogden International School of Chicago Local School Council met Jan. 23.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Apr 29, 2017

The Ogden International School of Chicago met at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23.

West Chicago Public Library District Board of Trustee met April 24.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Apr 29, 2017

West Chicago Public Library District Board of Trustee met at 7 p.m. Monday, April 24.

West Chicago Public Library District Finance Committee met April 26.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Apr 29, 2017

West Chicago Public Library District Finance Committee met at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26.

City of Lincoln Council met April 17.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Apr 29, 2017

City of Lincoln Council met Monday, April 17.

Byrd-Bennett gets 54 months in CPS kickback scandal

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 28, 2017

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett’s talk of redemption fell on deaf ears early Friday when a U.S. District Court judge sentenced her to 54 months behind bars for her part in a scheme that steered $23 million in no-bid CPS contracts to a former employer.

Emanuel email ethics probe count reaches 14

By Ruth de Jauregui | Apr 28, 2017

The Chicago Board of Ethics has sent letters of suspected lobbying violations to 14 individuals and their companies in cases tied to the release of thousands of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's personal emails, according to the Better Government Association (BGA).