Sizing Up The 2016 Candidates At A Glance: TokyoThis 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 Tokyo has previously been awarded the Summer Olympics twice: 1940 and 1964. The... continue reading on Chicagoist
Towed on the South Side? This Class Action Might Be For YouThe 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 incredibly inconvenient. Endless lines. Administrative hurdles that make tax forms look easy. And... continue reading on Chicagoist
Court Throws Out CPS Integration OrderThe 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 could not account for more than 35 percent of the students at the... continue reading on Chicagoist
Abysmal Graduation Rate Puts Chicago State Accrediation at Risk 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 is at risk of losing its accreditation because of "remarkably poor" graduation and... continue reading on Chicagoist
Six Aldermen Subpoenaed in Fraud TrialAld. Isaac Carothers, via City Clerks website Six aldermen have been subpoenaed in the trial of developer Calvin Boender as his attorneys attempt to extricate him from a fraud conviction. Boender was indicted with Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th) on charges related to the Galewood Yards project on the West... continue reading on Chicagoist
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