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by Ellyn Fortino

2:38pm

Tue May 22

Chicago Teachers Union Gears Up To Speak Out Against 'Harmful' Proposals

Thousands of Chicago Teachers Union members and city educators are set to rally in front of the Board of Education’s headquarters Wednesday in protest of a proposed collective bargaining scale-back and other “harmful” school proposals that are on the table.

Jesse Sharkey, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union met with reporters Tuesday to clear the air about why the educators are meeting Wednesday afternoon.

News

2:18pm

Tue May 22

Quinn Won't Roll Dice The With Gambling Bill

Gov. Pat Quinn dismissed calls for a gambling expansion bill at a press conference yesterday, claiming state lawmakers hot on the gaming bill are "distracted by shiny objects."

Sources

Associated Press

News

2:15pm

Tue May 22

Study: Chicago Spent Millions To Fight Police Misconduct Charges

A Chicago law firm released a report yesterday that, since 2003, the city of Chicago spent $63 million legally defending police officers accused of misconduct.

Sources

Chicago Reporter

News

11:55am

Tue May 22

Illinois House Votes To End Legislative Scholarships

The Illinois House has voted to end legislative scholarships, sending the bill to Gov. Pat Quinn for signing.

Sources

Daily Herald

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by Ellyn Fortino

11:46pm

Mon May 21

Occupy Chicago, Protesters Explain Why Boeing Was Main Target (VIDEO)

Hundreds of Occupy protesters shut down Boeing’s Chicago headquarters and marched the downtown streets to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign headquarters Monday.

Occupy’s reasoning for shutting down Boeing was to protest the company’s “immoral” involvement in making airplanes, “killer” drones and other military equipment that’s used in wars and attacks overseas.

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by Matthew Blake

6:19pm

Mon May 21

Unease In Final Day Of NATO Protests

The last day in a week of planned downtown Chicago protests related to the NATO summit were non-violent but tense, following a weekend for which police arrested 60 protesters outside McCormick Place convention center Sunday and the state of Illinois charged four protesters this weekend with plotting terrorist acts.

Sarah Gelsomino of the National Lawyers Guild claimed “there are almost 60 accounts of police brutality” stemming from yesterday’s violence outside the convention center, which is hosting the NATO summit that started yesterday and concludes today. Read more »

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by Aricka Flowers

5:44pm

Mon May 21

Walsh Leaves Obama Untruths Unchecked At Town Hall, Duckworth Highlights American Dream Tour (VIDEO)

U.S. Rep Joe Walsh (R-McHenry) is under fire, again, for the happenings at one of his town hall meetings.

This time, the controversial Tea Party congressman sat by as a supporter accused President Barack Obama of "sedition", saying the country is losing its freedom because elected officials, including the president, are allegedly falsely representing themselves and their ideologies to get into office.

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by Progress Illinois

11:50am

Mon May 21