Chicago Informer

Police in downtown Chicago have taken several people into custody who were protesting the planned closing of several schools. The protesters were delivering petitions with thousands of signatures opposing Chicago Public Schools planned closings. They then blocked elevator access at city hall and chanted against Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Full News here – DailyHerald.com > Chicago [...]

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More than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said.      Full News here – News – chicagotribune.com

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Monday marks the 25th anniversary of a shooting rampage at a school in Winnetka. Full News here – Chicago news and local news video for the Chicago area from WLS-TV ABC7 Chicago

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Like his classmates, Jaleel isn’t expected to finish 8th grade at Yale. CPS plans on shuttering the school, one of a record 54 the district says are under enrolled. If the closing plan is approved, CPS would send Jaleel and his classmates more than five blocks south to the Harvard School of Excellence. The difference [...]

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‘I know what a deep hole they are in,’ mom of 8-year-old boy slain at Winnetka school in 1988 says of Connecticut victims’ parentsAs the nation watched in horror the news of the Connecticut school rampage, one Chicago woman viewed the events Friday with unique insight into the pain of the young victims’ parents. Full [...]

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Parents of Chicago public school children filed a pair of lawsuits Wednesday claiming the city’s plan to close dozens of schools violates the civil rights of students with disabilities and children who are black. The Chicago Teachers Union issued a statement in support of the two suits, filed in federal court in Chicago. The complaints [...]

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An elementary school in west suburban Bolingbrook was locked down after school Wednesday because building staff noticed a man walking outside the school, knocking on doors and holding his hand in the shape of a gun.      Full News here – Chicago Breaking News

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Chicago firefighters are being asked to establish a visible presence on the streets during the first three weeks of the new school year, when dozens of schools are slated to close. The closures have parents worried that many children will have to traverse dangerous areas to get to their new schools. The school district and [...]

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Teachers union, other activists to demonstrate beginning SaturdayWith just over a week before the Chicago Board of Education votes on a proposal to close 54 schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and other activist groups said Monday they would hold marches over three days to protest the plan. Full News here – Schools – chicagotribune.com

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The second annual Peace Day was held on the six year anniversary of former student Blair Holt’s shooting death. Full News here – Chicago news and local news video for the Chicago area from WLS-TV ABC7 Chicago

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Students at Hadley Junior High won’t find “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” on the shelves of classrooms or the library at the Glen Ellyn school. Full News here – Chicagoland – chicagotribune.com

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CPS says that Lindblom HS will be closed on Wednesday, and officials will conduct a thorough review and cleaning of the school. Full News here – Chicago news and local news video for the Chicago area from WLS-TV ABC7 Chicago

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16-year-old student thought to have had noncontagious form of diseaseLindblom Math and Science Academy will be closed Wednesday following the death of a student from bacterial meningitis, Chicago Public Schools officials announced late Tuesday. Full News here – Chicagoland – chicagotribune.com

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Charges will not be filed in connection with the April 5 crash in northern Lake County involving a school bus that killed one driver and injured more than 30 elementary school students, authorities said Tuesday. Officials cited “conflicting statements” from witnesses regarding the color of the traffic signal at Route 173 and Kilbourne Road near [...]

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Prosecutors won’t file charges after a school bus accident left the driver of a Jeep dead earlier this month, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s office. Beach Park resident 62-year-old Philip Smith was driving the Jeep and died in the April 5 crash in Wadsworth. Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said Tuesday that the Lake [...]

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