Monthly Archives: February 2016

CN Feb 25 2016

    If Bruce Sagan has anything to do with it, the Sun-Times and the Reader will be around for a long time. Sagan started in journalism in 1951. He bought the Hyde Park Herald in 1953 for $2,500. He … Continue reading

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CN Feb 18 2016

  George Schmidt was a teacher in the CPS system for 28 years. He’s been affiliated with the CTU for much of that time. He’s currently a member of its House of Delegates. He’s also the founder, and still the driving … Continue reading

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CN Feb 11 2016

Do you favor school reform? Peter Cunningham does. For more than 20 years, he’s been a spokesperson for the Chicago Public Schools and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Now his own non-profit, funded by “pro-reform funders”, helps to “drive positive narratives … Continue reading

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CN Feb.4, 2016

  Here’s a quote from one of David Kidwell’s most recent Tribune stories about Chicago’s red-light camera saga. For years, city officials have been unable to explain how camera locations were chosen when Bills was running the program.The trial portrayed a … Continue reading

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