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Extra Extra: Not All Of CPS' Displaced Students Made Their Way To New Schools

By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 14, 2013 11:00PM

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  • WBEZ reports only 60 percent of students displaced by CPS's massive school closures found their way to welcoming schools. The district, in fact, is still trying to account for 495 students. [WBEZ]
  • The Hawaii International Film Festival, like film festivals across the country of late, paid tribute to Roger Ebert. [Rogerebert.com]
  • The federal government shutdown has tabled (for now) efforts by editorial staff at WBEZ to unionize. [Robert Feder]
  • Same-sex marriage has become an issue in the Illinois Treasurer's race. [Sun-Times]
  • A drive-thru Starbucks made from reused shipping containers opened in Edgewater Monday. [DNAInfo Chicago]