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1 week ago |
abc7chicago.com | Sarah Schulte
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Outgoing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez attended his last school board meeting Thursday night as board members consider renewals for some of the city's charter schools. Following a tumultuous year that included his ouster, Martinez gave his last report to the Chicago School Board. He became emotional when crediting his teachers for seeing his potential as a CPS student.
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1 week ago |
abc7chicago.com | Sarah Schulte
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago School Board members say they are close to choosing an interim replacement for Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez. They are down to five candidates, and one comes from Mayor Brandon Johnson's office. Martinez leaves CPS in less than a month. It is up to the new 21 member partly elected, partly mayoral-appointed school board to name Martinez's replacement.
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2 weeks ago |
abc7chicago.com | Sarah Schulte
CHICAGO (WLS) -- There are about 50,000 Venezuelans who have arrived in Chicago over the past two years. Their lives are now in limbo, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to take away their legal protections. One 30-year-old Venezuelan man works full-time in a bakery, and volunteers four hours a week at a warehouse that stores supplies for people in need, including migrants. The father of two says he is terrified of being deported. "In reality, we live in desperation.
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3 weeks ago |
abc7chicago.com | Sarah Schulte
CHICAGO (WLS) -- There is a revamped plan for the future of Chicago's Lincoln Yards. A recent effort to redevelop the property has fallen through. And now someone else wants to buy it. The 55-acre Lincoln Yards sits along the north bank of the Chicago River, and spans from the Kennedy Expressway to Webster, Clybourn and North avenues. It was supposed to be a $6 billion mixed-use development along the river on the North Side. Instead, 55 acres have sat idle for years. What happened to Lincoln Yards?
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3 weeks ago |
abc7chicago.com | Sarah Schulte
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some Hyde Park Residents are threatening a lawsuit against the city for making a building a permanent homeless shelter. Their alderman supports the move. Once a vibrant Hyde Park lakefront hotel, the entire footprint of the prime property, located at 4900 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, will become a permanent homeless shelter in June. It will be big enough to house over 750 people.
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