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Vallas: ‘Davis Gates and her supporters relentlessly attack school choice advocates, calling them fascists and racists’

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 29, 2023

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO and past Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is being vocal about the hypocrisy shown by Chicago Teacher’s Union President Stacy Davis Gates.

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Cortes: ‘Lights out for the iconic' Signature Room

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 28, 2023

Political commentator Steve Cortes said the sudden closure of the “iconic” Signature Room in the John Hancock Building was a sign of the deterioration of America’s cities, including Chicago.

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Proft launches “Counterculture” podcast on American Greatness

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 28, 2023

Dan Proft, host of “Chicago Morning Answer” on AM 560 radio, has launched a new podcast on the American Greatness online platform.

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Berg: ‘Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he will not judge the success of Chicago Public Schools based on outcomes’

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 27, 2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson noting he would not be assessing the academic outcomes of Chicago Public Schools but assessing the school system by how much it pays people “who rely upon it.”

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Chicago Contrarian: Illegal immigrants ‘demanding they be allowed to use inflatable airbeds and camping tents inside CPD District buildings’

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 27, 2023

Sheltering at police stations has been noted to cause practical challenges to those working within the buildings, including problems of unsanitary conditions and inappropriate relationships.

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Berg: ‘Stacy Davis Gates accuses a fellow union member of racist dog-whistling’

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 27, 2023

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates finds herself embroiled in controversy as accusations of racist dog-whistling emerge from within the union's ranks.

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Nominations Are Open For The City of Chicago’s Official 2023 Christmas Tree

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 26, 2023

The 110th Annual Christmas Tree will adorn Millennium Park as beloved holiday traditions return with engaging and entertaining activities for all ages

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CPS enrollment remains steady for first time in 12 years

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 25, 2023

For the first time in more than a decade, enrollment did not decline at Chicago Public Schools, according to district officials.

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Chicago police supt. takes responsibility for allowing game to continue after shooting incident at White Sox game

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 25, 2023

Interim Chicago Police Supt. Fred Waller this week publicly took the blame for not stopping an Aug. 25 White Sox game after two women in the stands were shot and wounded, according to published reports.

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Chicago Mayor signs $30 million deal for migrant tent cities

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 25, 2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration signed a nearly $30 million contract to establish temporary winterized tent cities to house migrants currently finding shelter at city police stations and Midway and O'Hare airports.

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2023 RFP for Designation as a 2024 Municipal Depository

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 25, 2023

2023 RFP for Designation as a 2024 Municipal Depository

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City Council Approves EV Charging Ordinance to Continue Support for Electric Vehicles in Chicago

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 21, 2023

On September 15, City Council approved an ordinance that will integrate expanded statewide requirements for electric vehicle (“EV”) readiness in new residential buildings with Chicago’s existing requirements for EV readiness in multifamily and commercial buildings. The expanded requirements will apply to building permits applied for on or after November 1, 2023.

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Tribune City Hall reporter Greg Pratt reassigned to 'investigative team'

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 15, 2023

Tribune City Hall reporter Greg Pratt reassigned to 'investigative team'

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Chicago Teachers Union president defends sending kids to exclusive school amid school choice debate

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 15, 2023

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates continues to defend the "hypocritical" decision to send her kids to the exclusive De La Salle Institute despite her opposition to school choice and claims that private schools are "segregation academies …created to avoid integrating schools with Black children."

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Corey DeAngelis: 'Chicago Teachers Union is a total clown show'

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 15, 2023

In a scathing critique of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), school choice activist Corey DeAngelis called the union a "total clown show" for its contradictory actions and failure to prioritize the needs of students. DeAngelis pointed out various instances where the CTU's actions seemed to contradict their statements.

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The City of Chicago, Vivery Community and the Greater Chicago Food Depository Announce Continuation of Food Delivery Pilot for Disabled City Residents in Austin Neighborhood

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 14, 2023

Piloted Food Delivery System Extended for Further Six Months

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Quigley, Durbin, Kelly Join Fta Administrator Nuria Fernandez to Announce $1.9 Billion for Red Line Extension Project

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 14, 2023

On September 8, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez today to announce that the Red Line Extension (RLE) project has entered the engineering phase of FTA’s Capital Investment Grants program, with a $1.947 billion federal funding commitment from the FTA, which is roughly 50 percent of the project’s cost and one of the largest New Starts awards in the history of the program.

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Ramirez, CHC Urges Biden Administration to Extend Re-Registration Period for TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, & Nicaragua

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 14, 2023

This week, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez(IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Vice Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Rep. Chuy Garcia (IL-04), and her CHC colleagues to send a letter to the Biden Administration urging the redesignation of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua and the extension of the re-registration time frame for migrants to sign up.

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Chicago alderman on solution to migrant crisis: 'Turn the buses back around and send them … where they came from'

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 13, 2023

One Chicago alderman has an alternative plan to solving the city's burgeoning migrant crisis being fueled by busloads of asylum-seekers being shipped from Texas border towns to so-called "welcoming cities" such as Chicago.

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‘We live in a time with extremist political rhetoric’: Davis Gates lashes out at blog for posting photo of son’s online profile

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 8, 2023

The controversial Chicago Teacher’s Union President Stacy Davis Gates refuses to send her son to the city’s public schools instead opting to enroll him to the exclusive De La Salle Institute.