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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Board of Education passes $9.9B budget, withstanding pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Teachers Union

Chicago Tribune 26 Jul 2024
In an analysis by the Civic Federation released Wednesday, the non-partisan government research organization estimated the cost of ongoing contract negotiations as $128 million, a figure also projected by the education nonprofit Kids First Chicago ... Chicago Teachers Union members, ......
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Meet the 12 new principals at Des Moines Public Schools this year

Des Moines Register 26 Jul 2024
Johnson holds a doctor of education degree in teaching and learning disability and equity in education from National Louis University in Chicago. She has master's degrees in educational leadership from Roosevelt University in Chicago and another in special education from the University of Illinois at Chicago....
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Daywatch: A free lakeside respite for patients with life-threatening illnesses

Chicago Tribune 26 Jul 2024
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez speaks during the Chicago Board of Education meeting on the budget and other pertinent issues on July 25, 2024, at Jones College Prep in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Board of Education passes $9.9B budget, withstanding pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson and teachers union....
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Artist is making 10,000 birds for display to highlight Chicago bird-building collisions

Chicago Tribune 26 Jul 2024
She hopes the massive, crowdsourced project — culminating in a “red carpet” of handmade birds as long as a football field — will educate the public about at-home solutions and highlight the long battle for mandatory bird-safety measures at new Chicago high-rises....
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Roosevelt Organ Series features Ausema

La Porte County Herald-Dispatch 26 Jul 2024
MICHIGAN CITY — The 24th season of Michigan City’s Roosevelt Organ Series continues Wednesday at 12.15 p.m. at Christ Church, 531 Washington St., Michigan City, with organist Ruth Ausema ... After 17 years, Ausema returned to teaching and playing, and has been an elementary music educator for 11 years ... from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago ... ....
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CPS developing 'transportation hub' bus system for general education students

Chicago Sun-Times 25 Jul 2024
Some Chicago Public Schools families who have gone without busing for the past two years might see relief at some point this school year ... Chalkbeat Chicago reported this week that state officials have stopped monitoring CPS' transportation woes, citing improved travel times for the vast majority of special education and homeless kids....
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Board of Education unanimously approves controversial $9.9B CPS budget

Chicago Sun-Times 25 Jul 2024
<img src="https.//cst.brightspotcdn.com/fe/f9/76926a544f4f835ee1c924fed111/cpsboardmeeting-022324-5.jpg" alt="Members of the Chicago Board of Education gather for a meeting at the Chicago Public Schools Headquarters in the Loop, Thursday, Feb ... The Chicago Board of Education ......
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Biggest quantum computing facility in US to contain up to 1 million qubits

Interesting Engineering 25 Jul 2024
To bolster the Quantum Park and help build an even stronger quantum ecosystem, PsiQuantum will partner with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Chicago and Northwestern University to collaborate on research projects and explore opportunities to develop educational programs in quantum applications....
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Things to do in the San Gabriel Valley area, July 26-Aug. 2

San Gabriel Valley Tribune 25 Jul 2024
Bask in the Golden Hour, Jazz in the Garden from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. Friday, July 26, at the Sculpture Garden of the Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena ... Bring blankets to sit on the grass ... No outside food or drink ... Parking is $5 ... Car show ... Chicago cartoonist and educator Beth Hetland talks about her horror graphic novel “Tender” at 7 p.m ... ....
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Premier Water Damage Restoration Services Now Available in Chicago

GetNews 24 Jul 2024
Redefined Restoration - Chicago Water Damage Services is proud to announce the expansion of its comprehensive water damage restoration services. This expansion aims to provide immediate, effective, and professional solutions for residential and commercial properties affected by water damage in Chicago and its surrounding areas ... Chicago....
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Some Chicago neighborhood schools have a lot to brag about

Chicago Sun-Times 24 Jul 2024
We connect students with internships and enrichment programs at the University of Chicago and Northwestern, and we attend to the interests and educational needs of all students, including the young people who aspire to build houses, work as lab technicians, or join the police and fire departments....
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Business leaders form political action committee to 'cut across party lines'

Chicago Sun-Times 24 Jul 2024
Ruiz also served as interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools, chair of the Illinois State Board of Education and board president of the Chicago Park District ... mental health and other social programs form the cornerstone of the mayor’s plan to deliver Chicago from violent crime....
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