Chicago

Chicago (i/ʃˈkɑːɡ/ or /ʃˈkɔːɡ/) is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.

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Entire Chicago school board to resign as mayor continues push to oust CEO

Journal Gazette 05 Oct 2024
Chicago Board of Education President Jianan Shi, along with members Elizabeth Todd-Breland, Mariela Estrada, Mary Fahey Hughes, Rudy Lozano Jr., Michelle Morales and Tanya Woods informed the mayor’s office of their resignations, the mayor’s office announced in a statement Friday....
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Fired WCSD superintendent Pedro Martinez facing ouster as head of Chicago public schools

Reno Gazette Journal 05 Oct 2024
Pedro Martinez, who was fired as Washoe County School District superintendent in 2014, is at the center of another political storm, this time as head of the Chicago public school system ... The seven members of the Chicago Board of Education are expected to resign this month, allowing Johnson to appoint new members who would vote to fire Martinez....
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Aldermen, including several mayoral allies, blast Johnson over Chicago Board of Education resignations

Chicago Tribune 05 Oct 2024
At least three dozen aldermen, including numerous allies of Mayor Brandon Johnson, posted an open letter Saturday blasting the mayor’s handing of Chicago Public Schools that led to the entire Chicago Board of Education announcing they will soon resign ... With the entire Board of Education resigning, what’s next for CPS families?....
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Pushing forward: Now that girls flag football is an IHSA sport, the work shifts to ...

Chicago Tribune 05 Oct 2024
The landscape of girls flag football in Illinois continues shifting as the foundation being built at the high school level now grows toward higher education. What started with 22 teams in Chicago Public Schools in 2021 spread like wildfire to become an Illinois High School Association-sanctioned sport in February ... Meslar/Chicago Tribune)....
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Minor-party candidate adds intrigue to low-key Oregon treasurer’s race

The Oregonian 05 Oct 2024
The leading candidates for Oregon state treasurer agree that either Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Steiner or Republican Sen. Brian Boquist will almost certainly win the job in November ... Treasurer candidates. Brian Boquist. Experience. Retired U.S ... Education ... Age. 65 ... Education. Degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Massachusetts ... Education....
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Illinois/Wisconsin news in brief

Telegraph Herald 05 Oct 2024
Mayor’s office. All members of Chicago Board of Education plan to resign ... ....
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‘It’s all of our responsibilities to help’: Cosmetologists learn to recognize and respond to signs ...

Chicago Tribune 05 Oct 2024
“I asked her, was that her husband? and she said, ‘No, it was not.’ Then I asked her, was she safe? And she would not respond.” Evening instructor Michelle Camille and principal and executive director Charlene Stepney participate in education on domestic violence as a part of training given Thursday, Oct....
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With the entire Board of Education resigning, what’s next for CPS families?

Chicago Tribune 04 Oct 2024
The mass resignation of the seven-member Chicago Board of Education may be only the first in a series of upheavals in Chicago Public Schools leadership, heralding an uncertain future for students and families in the district ... Chicago’s Board of Education is not governed by any ......
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Emboldened by CPS strife, CTU critics pour more cash into school board elections

Chicago Sun-Times 04 Oct 2024
“They have 10 CTU candidates; they're gonna do exactly what they are told to do, right?” said Hugo Jacobo, the heavyweight political consultant who formed Chicago Democrats for Education ...Eventually, that kind of thinking will hurt kids.” Jacobo said Chicago Democrats for ......
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Entire Chicago Board of Education to resign as Mayor Johnson continues push to oust school CEO

Chicago Tribune 04 Oct 2024
Chicago Board of Education President Jianan Shi, along with members Elizabeth Todd-Breland, Mariela Estrada, Mary Fahey Hughes, Rudy Lozano Jr., Michelle Morales and Tanya Woods informed the mayor’s office of their resignations, the mayor’s office announced in a Friday statement....
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Chicago's youth can shine if they get the right support

Chicago Sun-Times 04 Oct 2024
<img src="https.//cst.brightspotcdn.com/fd/a1/4378ade44f4f890d9f3065b91a4a/farmonogden-06xx24-56.jpg" alt="Sadie Fliegel, Farm on Ogden’s youth farm intern, passes a bunch of carrots to Paola Ramirez, the urban agriculture educator, at Farm on Ogden in North Lawndale." ... We've heard a lot about the challenges facing Chicago youth....
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