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Extra Extra: Karen Lewis Re-elected As Chicago Teachers Union President

By Chuck Sudo in News on May 18, 2013 9:00PM

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  • Karen Lewis won a second term as Chicago Teachers Union President. Her new term begins July 1. [Chicago Teachers Union]
  • WBEZ fact checks what Chicago Public Schools has been claiming about their school closures plan. A must-read [WBEZ]
  • Eleven people were shot overnight across Chicago; three of them fatally. [Tribune]
  • Hey Vito & Nick's: We love your pizza, but that isn't Fox News Chicago's Robin Robinson your staff is posing with on your Facebook page. It's Darlene Hill. [Vito & Nick's FB]
  • The nation is gripped in Powerball fever. (Remember: The Illinois Lottery has a history of bouncing checks.) [Tribune]
  • The Sun-Times looks at the Laurie Dann shootings 25 years after they happened. [Sun-Times]