Eight of 10 public high school juniors in Illinois weren’t considered ready for college classes in all subjects based on ACT testing last spring — and many students missed the mark even at posh suburban Chicago schools that graduate some of the state’s...
I was reading this story here at the Sun-Times about how Chicago compares to other cities (we rock by the way.) And in the comments I found this observation by someone posting as nomoretears: Chicago is fine, and Chicago needs to worry about being Chicago. We just...
Two months into the school year, Chicago Board of Education officials Tuesday were already estimating next school year’s deficit at $700 million. … Chicago Board of Education officials Tuesday were already estimating next school year’s deficit at...
An interesting bit, shows that Rahm’s not just another pretty face: (1) Establish a “benchmark” price per ton after comparing the cost of collecting Chicago’s 1 million tons of annual garbage to costs in 10 major cities. (2) Give the...
At 12:30 a.m., a female Roosevelt University student was robbed of her iPhone in the 600 block of South Michigan Avenue, according to Central District police. (Full story here.) This is the kind of event that troubles me. No camera is going to stop this. And...