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The measure, which would go into effect in 2023, passed with a veto-proof majority.
The measure, which would go into effect in 2023, now heads to the Illinois Senate.
Despite winning 110 votes in the Illinois House last year, the Senate did not consider the bill.
Despite winning 110 votes in the Illinois House, the measure never came to a vote in the Senate.
The seven members of the Board of Education would be elected, not appointed, under the measure.
Chicagoans overwhelmingly support an elected school board.
Three less-controversial referendums are on the citywide ballot.
More than 400 rallied in Kenwood behind education as the civil rights issue of today.
A measure asking whether the school board should be elected won't appear on ballots in the 38th Ward.
Ald. Bob Fioretti said the Rules Committee violated the Open Meetings Act.
The Rules Committee hastily passed three new referendums for the February municipal election.
Aldermen John Arena and Scott Waguespack will use a parliamentary move at Wednesday's council meeting.
Student, parent and teacher groups planned a City Hall protest Monday on a national day of action.
Ald. John Arena charged that three proposed referendums were intended to keep his measure off the ballot.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.