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Editorial: Brandon Johnson strong-arms Board of Ed to install his ill-qualified chief of staff
Mayor Johnson wants school board members to overturn a vote they took less than two months ago to install a favorite as ...
School board president paves way for interim CEO to lead CPS without required license
Chicago school board President Sean Harden pressing to change rule requiring interim leader of Chicago Public Schools to have ...
Chicago Reader columnist Michael Miner, ‘a conscience of our profession,’ dies at 81
He wrote a story for the first issue of the Chicago Reader and was a journalist for the Sun-Times and Chicago Journalism ...
Column: Before state reform, the RTA needs to heal itself
Some of our legislators want to redesign the region’s mass transit agencies before they adjourn the legislative session at ...
Utah Mammoth wins vote to become permanent name of NHL team in Salt Lake City
The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth. Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise’s ...
Letters: To save mass transit in the Chicago region, we must think long term
Travel needs have changed since COVID-19, but cities around the world have increased transit ridership by serving many trips ...
Today in Chicago History: The Sue who discovered ‘Sue’ the T. rex gets an honorary degree from UIC
1896: The Tribune received a scoop on the Spanish-American War via telegram: Cmdr. George Dewey’s “complete victory” at Manila Bay in the Philippines. Without losing a man or a ship, Dewey’s squadron ...