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Northwestern police cite four people involved in pro-Palestinian encampment, officials say
Middle East · Palestine

Northwestern police cite four people involved in pro-Palestinian encampment, officials say

67% Left coverage: 3 sources
Northwestern University has charged four people involved in the school’s pro-Palestinian encampment protest with misdemeanors more than two months after the protest ended. Northwestern was one of the first Chicago-area schools to see groups of students, faculty and activists camped on the lawn in protest of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, part of a wave of student action that swept U.S. campuses over April and May. The university negotiated wit…See the Story
The path to a CPS test-in high school often begins at age 4, with a test most don’t know exists.
Illinois · Illinois

The path to a CPS test-in high school often begins at age 4, with a test most don’t know exists.

100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Students admitted to a CPS elementary gifted program based on this test are three times more likely to get into a coveted CPS’ selective high school, a WBEZ analysis finds.See the Story
No extremist groups on list barring Chicago police officer membership, only street gangs
Illinois · Illinois

No extremist groups on list barring Chicago police officer membership, only street gangs

100% Left coverage: 2 sources
Facing sharp criticism for tolerating officers with ties to extremist groups, the Chicago Police Department implemented new rules earlier this year aimed at barring officers from joining such organizations.But the department’s registry of “criminal and biased organizations” does not list any of the far-right groups that officers have associated with, such as the Ku Klux Klan, Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.The document includes 675 gang factions th…See the Story

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Education · Chicago

School cops, migrant students, funding shortfall: How CPS fared in Springfield

100% Left coverage: 2 sources
From police officers to closings, funding for new migrant students to dollars for after-school programs, education was a hot topic in Springfield during the just-ended legislative session.Mayor Brandon Johnson, Board of Education President Jianan Shi, Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Pedro Martinez and Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates each traveled downstate to lobby lawmakers and the governor about priorities for the dis…See the Story
Illinois · Illinois

The Chicago City Council is pushing to keep ShotSpotter technology despite Mayor Brandon Johnson’s effort to get rid of it

Coverage: 2 sources
Johnson campaigned on ridding of the technology, saying it over-polices Black and brown communities.See the Story
Illinois · Illinois

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sues company for publishing voters’ personal data

100% Left coverage: 1 sources
The lawsuit claims politically slanted newspapers illegally published birthdates and home addresses of “hundreds of thousands” of voters.See the Story
Illinois · Illinois

You don’t have to be famous — or even from Chicago — to get an honorary street sign

100% Left coverage: 1 sources
In Chicago, honorary street signs are used to celebrate people and organizations that have left their mark on the city. We looked into the process of creating these signs.See the Story
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