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The $22 million addition addressed overcrowding at one of 12 dual-language Chicago Public Schools.
"Most principals have been through this before," said Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool.
"We have a very generous proposal on the table," CPS CEO Forrest Claypool said.
CPS implemented a revamped black history curriculum in 2013, but more needs to be done, some said.
The new school in East Side will help with overcrowding in the area, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.
Four years ago, more than half of CPS schools didn't have air conditioning.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel defends property tax hike as "what's right."
"We have a generous raise on the table," said CPS CEO Forrest Claypool, who expects to reach a deal.
Marshall Middle School is relocating to Roosevelt High School to create a 7th-12th grade experience.
Chicago Public Schools also announced three schools paid for their own testing.
The district said it had a 93.4 percent attendance rate, but its data have been suspect in the past.
"The public expects and wants them to be part of it," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Chicago Teachers Union spokeswoman Stephanie Gadlin accused CPS of lying and ignoring new revenue ideas.
The latest budget is based on a contract deal the Chicago Teachers Union rejected in January.
The district announced Friday that 494 teachers and 492 support personnel will get pink slips.
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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.