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Extra Extra: Emanuel Proposes Free Tuition For City Colleges

By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 1, 2014 10:30PM

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  • Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Cheryl Hyman announced a new scholarship program for Chicago Public Schools graduates with good grade point averages. [Tribune]
  • Gary Wiviott and Jared Leonard will smoke two 15-pound briskets while waiting in line outside Hot Doug's Thursday. There should be plenty of time. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • Rent the Lincoln Park home where Harrison Ford’s Dr. Richard Kimble lived in The Fugitive. It's only $17,000 per month. [Curbed Chicago]
  • A top federal prosecutor allows a state legislative panel to continue investigating Gov. Quinn’s troubled anti-violence program. [Tribune]
  • The Illinois High School Association, the state agency that governs high school athletics, will boycott a Friday hearing into how it conducts its business. [Sun-Times]

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