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Chicago school board approves measure to do away with ‘ranking' schools after 'longstanding structural racism'
Chicago Public Schools on Wednesday voted unanimously to pass a 5-year strategic plan that vows a "renewed focus on equity" and moves away from ranking schools based on student outcomes.
Chicago restaurant serving 'most expensive martini in US' priced at $13K
Special cocktail released at Chicago, Illinois, restaurant is paired with diamond necklace.
This is why Michael Jordan refuses to lower the price on his Chicago mansion that has been listed for 12 years
Jordan, the basketball legend known for setting records on the court, is close to achieving another — having the most famous mansion that just won’t sell.
Here's how much it costs to buy the home that made Frank Lloyd Wright's reputation
The famed architect marked his first independent commission on the Winslow House near Chicago, which now seeks its next steward.
A list of mass killings in the United States this year
The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened Wednesday in Winder, Georgia, where four people were fatally shot at Apalachee High School.
Chicago gunman charged in random shooting deaths of 4 sleeping transit passengers
Rhanni S. Davis, 30, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
Four people shot dead while sleeping on Chicago commuter train: police
"It appeared that all four of our victims were asleep at the time that the shooting occurred."
1 person hospitalized after severe turbulence forces Cancun-to-Chicago United flight to divert to Memphis: officials
One person was taken to a hospital Wednesday after a United Airlines flight was diverted to Memphis because of severe turbulence, officials said.
Wisconsin farmers sound the alarm, warn Harris-backed tax grab would endanger their livelihoods
Harris' recent endorsement of the the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act — which would lower the estate exemption to $3.5 million from its current inflation-adjusted $13.6 million — has...
Remembering a disastrous trip to the DNC with Mayor David Dinkins
1996. Always toddlin’ Chicago. My plane seatmate was my longtime forever friend NYC’s mayor David Dinkins. We were going together to the Democratic National Convention.
Scathing House report rips 'disastrous' Biden-Harris border policies for violent migrant robbery that left man unconscious
Four Venezuelan illegal migrants who violently robbed a Chicago man had been apprehended at the border, but released in the US under the Biden-Harris immigration policies.
Chicago schools slammed for delaying start of school year, encouraging kids to attend DNC
Chicago's school district is facing criticism for delaying the academic year start by a week — with detractors arguing that it's a politically motivated move. Students were regularly scheduled to return...
The left eats its own, Kam’s price-gouging con and other commentary
Progressive Jewish writer Joshua Leifer saw his book event canceled because one participant was a Zionist, notes Commentary’s Seth Mandel.
We found the best prices on Chicago Bears 2024 home game tickets
Here's how to see Caleb Williams and Da Bears live.
Anti-Israel protesters block traffic after DNC, scream at drivers about supporting Palestine
"Whose side are you on? Why are you guys ignoring a f---ing genocide?" one of the traffic blockers screamed at a casually-dressed driver.
The Chicks ripped for 'awful' 'Star-Spangled Banner' performance at DNC
"The big act was The Chicks who managed to mangle the National Anthem with an embarrassing off-key rendition"
Harris caps star-studded DNC with 'big on vibes, light on policy' acceptance speech
Vice President Kamala Harris capped the star-studded Democratic National Convention on Thursday by vowing to unite Americans and usher in a "new way forward" -- but offered little insight into...
Ramaswamy swarmed by anti-Israel protesters — and 'Crackhead Barney' — just blocks from DNC
Anti-Israel protesters swarmed former GOP presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as he crossed Union Park in Chicago, just blocks from the DNC.
Meet the fed-up Chicago dad who told DNC protesters to 'get the f--k off my grass' in viral encounter
Lifelong Chicagoan Marvin Jackson lives directly in the DNC protest zone, where he and his family have been besieged by thousands of angry demonstrators encroaching on their yard.
Biden’s Hamas bear-hug, Kamala’s hard 'woke' and more
The Democratic National Convention took place this week — and provided an absolute bonanza of falsehoods, fallacies and fakery.