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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Vouchers, teacher shortage, educator license: Takeaways from Wisconsin superintendent debate

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 20 Mar 2025
Kinser, an education consultant, calls herself a moderate and is supported by Republicans ... Kinser previously worked for nearly a decade in Chicago Public Schools as a special education teacher and instructional coach. She spent another 15 years at charter schools in Chicago, California and Milwaukee....
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Who is Brittany Kinser? What to know about the state school superintendent candidate before the April 1 election

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 20 Mar 2025
The April election in Wisconsin includes a race for state school superintendent, who advocates for K-12 education as the leader of the Department of Public Instruction ... She also taught special education in Chicago and was a public elementary school principal in Milwaukee, according to her campaign website....
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Amid discontent at classical station, WFMT employees announce intent to unionize

Chicago Tribune 20 Mar 2025
Employees at 98.7 WFMT, Chicago’s classical music station, announced their intent early this month to unionize with SAG-AFTRA, the union representing broadcast media professionals ... WFMT employees first attempted to unionize in 1990, citing similar grievances toward its then-parent company, Chicago Educational Television Association....
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Married teacher's lewd text messages to 15-year-old student she is accused of abusing: 'I love ...

The Daily Mail 20 Mar 2025
Shocking lewd text messages a married teacher allegedly sent her 15-year-old student she is accused of sexually assaulting have been revealed. Christina Formella, 30, an Illinois special education teacher and soccer coach at Downers Grove South High School in Chicago, was taken into custody during a traffic stop on Sunday ... ... IllinoisChicago. ....
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Federal complaints lodged against Chicago, Deerfield for accommodating trans students

Chicago Sun-Times 19 Mar 2025
That department was recently gutted by the massive layoffs in the Department of Education, with the Chicago office that would normally investigate the complaint completely eliminated....
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Sen. Durbin, step aside for someone who will push back against Trump, MAGA

Chicago Sun-Times 19 Mar 2025
An open letter to Dick Durbin ... Chuck Schumer is wrong ... Related ... Durbin ... The "Chicago Sun-TikTok." ... Chicago Sun-Times to lose 20% of staff after buyout offer. Education secretary deserves an ‘F’. With Linda McMahon’s confirmation as education secretary, the U.S. Department of Education has just morphed into the United States Departure from Education. Paul L....
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Mayor Johnson calls top players to his office to broker end to CPS budget standoff

Chicago Sun-Times 19 Mar 2025
Feeling the crunch ahead of a pivotal Board of Education vote Thursday on the Chicago Public Schools budget dispute, Mayor Brandon Johnson is summoning key players to his office Wednesday to try to work out a solution ... If he can’t find a solution, Johnson is at risk of Thursday’s Board of Education meeting ending in failure....
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State legislators look to establish rules for artificial intelligence in elections, education and health care

Chicago Tribune 19 Mar 2025
“We look to the state for support and Illinois has no state guidance for educators on AI,” Murmann said ... (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) ... Robert Peters, a Chicago Democrat who last year co-chaired a legislative task force on AI ... But educators, for example, will need to be careful about any AI used in the classroom ... Meslar/Chicago Tribune)....
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Today in Chicago History: Michael Jordan wears No. 45 in return to the Bulls

Chicago Tribune 19 Mar 2025
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 19, according to the Tribune’s archives ... Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature ... (Ray Gora/Chicago Tribune) ... chairman and CEO Bill Gates donated $1 million in computer and educational software to the Chicago Public Library system....
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Daywatch: No easy solutions for CPS

Chicago Tribune 19 Mar 2025
Good morning, Chicago. A report commissioned by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked Board of Education president confirmed what Chicago Public Schools officials have known for months about the district’s financial woes ... Nominations are open for 2025 Chicago Top Workplaces ... (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Columbia College names new president....
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Through Art, Gustavo Nazareno Brings His Afro-Brazilian Faith to the Global Stage

New York Observer 19 Mar 2025
Gustavo Nazareno’s richly symbolic paintings investigate the African hand in Brazilian Baroque art. GABRIEL_VOLPI ... The Terreiro was also where he received his first commissions ... Sign Up ... You can opt out anytime ... Next year, the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center in Chicago will present a solo exhibition of his work curated by Danny Dunson....
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Lollapalooza 2025: Star-Studded Lineup Announced with Major Milestones!

The Sentinel Newspaper 18 Mar 2025
This is a fantastic opportunity to experience a lineup that is both rich and varied, all in the heart of Chicago! Festival Milestones ... This year, the festival has announced a donation of $2.2 million to the Lollapalooza Arts Education Fund for Chicago Public Schools, which helps support the arts in education....
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SBA's Illinois office staying in Chicago as regional office exits the 'sanctuary city'

Chicago Sun-Times 18 Mar 2025
6 news release that it will move its regional office out of Chicago and five other sanctuary cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Denver, New York City and Seattle, to punish cities that don’t comply with U.S ... Department of Education include at least 50 employees in Chicago ... Education Department layoffs gut civil rights offices in Chicago, nationwide....

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