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First Day Of School Causes Headaches For Some New Ellington Elementary Parents (VIDEO) 27 Aug 2013 | 06:39 am
The first day of school was a breeze for some Edward K. Ellington Elementary parents, but it was chaotic for others who were sending their children to the West Side “welcoming school” for the first ti...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Exempt From Chicago Vacant Building Ordinance 27 Aug 2013 | 12:14 am
News links: Chicago Tribune A federal judge has ruled that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are exempt from having to adhere to the Chicago vacant building ordinance. The city's ordinance calls for, am.....
West Side CPS Welcoming School Sees ‘Smooth Transition’ On First Day Of Classes 26 Aug 2013 | 11:30 pm
Oscar DePriest Elementary School on Chicago’s West Side was bustling this morning as hundreds of returning and new students from recently-closed schools began their first day of classes. DePriest, lo...
CPS Students Head Back To School, Safe Passage Program Takes Center Stage 26 Aug 2013 | 10:15 pm
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students have made their way back to class today, marking the first day of school since the Chicago Board of Education voted to shutter 50 neighborhood schools in May. For...
The CivicLab Illuminates Oak Park's TIF Program 26 Aug 2013 | 09:52 pm
Oak Park’s tax increment financing (TIF) program may operate on a smaller scale compared to the city of Chicago’s controversial economic development program, but it too has major transparency and acco...
Progress Illinois On Abbreviated Publishing Schedule 26 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
Progress Illinois is on an abbreviated schedule this week. We will be posting stories throughout the week, although not at our typical volume. We will not be sending out our daily email newsletter thi...
Pension Committee's Framework Proposal Would Save IL $145 Billion 26 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
News links: AP AP More details have emerged regarding the framework that an Illinois General Assembly conference committee is considering to help fix the state's nearly $100 billion pension crisis....
New State Law To Lower Required School Attendance Age 26 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
Illinois is set to lower the required age when students have to attend school under a new law Gov. Pat Quinn signed Sunday. The law lowers the compulsory school attendance age from 7 to 6 starting i...
Chicago Freedom Riders To Demand Jobs & Justice At Washington’s ‘Realize The Dream’ Rally 24 Aug 2013 | 05:49 am
The more than 150 activists and Chicago public service workers who are set to take part in Saturday’s “Realize the Dream March And Rally” to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington...
The PI Week In Review 24 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
Chicago and Cook County News: Pilsen community members held a Saturday afternoon vigil outside Whittier Elementary to mourn the loss of the school’s fieldhouse, which was completely demolished earlie...
