Kate Gardiner

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• Commented on Sizing Up The 2016 Candidates At A Glance: Tokyo
  The fun part about doing this sort of research is the history lessoons - if you visit the Olympics museum (linked above) you'll learn about all sorts of obscure things that don't quite fit into our mold....
• Posted Sizing Up The 2016 Candidates At A Glance: Tokyo to Chicagoist
  This week, as we prepare for Friday's announcement of the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, we'll feature a quick look at each city's proposed venues and bid. Today, we check out Tokyo. Previously: Chicago. History...
• Posted Towed on the South Side? This Class Action Might Be For You to Chicagoist
  The view from city lot #6.(Kate Gardiner/ Chicagoist) Every time our car gets towed from the Chicagoist Happy Hour, we resign ourselves to our fate: a long, expensive ride down to a random city lot somewhere...
• Posted Court Throws Out CPS Integration Order to Chicagoist
  The order requiring CPS to include racial minorities at the city's most sought-after schools, was thrown out by the US District Court Sept. 24, ending almost 30 years of enforced integration. The order required that white students...
• Posted Abysmal Graduation Rate Puts Chicago State Accrediation at Risk to Chicagoist
  The state of Illinois may want to put a hold on the magical $40 million it granted to Chicago State University last month for a new West Side campus. According to the Tribune, "Chicago State University...