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Outcry from Chicago teachers as city votes to close 50 schools

Officials say closures are necessary to improve standards but teachers union president calls it 'a day of mourning'

The Chicago board of education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools and programs, an ambitious plan that has sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define for better or

Amazing 9-Year-Old Gives Impassioned Speech to Protest School Closures

Here is a video of Asean Johnson, an unfathomably eloquent 9-year-old, giving a speech in protest of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to close 53 public schools in Chicago. It begins with him climbing on top of a chair to reach the podium and ends with me covertly crying at my desk.

Why Is Chicago Devoting $125 Million To Build A Basketball Arena For A Private University?

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will lay out a proposal Thursday for a $195 million basketball arena for DePaul University, a private Chicago university that spent $20 million in 2004 to make its current home, Allstate Arena, “a state-of-the-art facility.

With New Service, Any Device Could Run Almost Any Program From Anywhere

In the near future, the only difference between a smartphone, tablet, and a laptop will be the size of the screen.

Hardcore gamers could play 3D intensive games in a smartphone, and Michael Bay could render “Transformers 4″ from his iPad.

Obama turns to Chicago again and picks Penny Pritzker for commerce job

Nomination of Hyatt heiress and Democratic fundraiser likely to upset unions who oppose hotel giant's treatment of workers

Barack Obama made a controversial choice as commerce secretary Thursday when he nominated top fundraiser and Hyatt hotel heiress Penny Pritzker, in spite of her long-ru

What Are the Odds Tom Ricketts Actually Moves the Cubs out of Wrigley Field?

Team owner Tom Ricketts would have everyone believe it could happen. All it would take is for him to not get his way with his proposed renovations to the Friendly Confines.

Everton vs. Fulham: English Premier League Live Score, Analysis

Everton’s defeat at Sunderland all but ended their minuscule hopes of finishing in the top four.

However, David Moyes’ boys will still be aiming to finish ahead of their bitter rivals from across Stanley Park.