Sophia Tareen

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Quinn pick to lead agency that runs Cellular Field

Quinn pick to lead agency that runs Cellular Field

Sophia Tareen · November 1, 2012 11:06 pm

Rev Jackson says son going to Mayo for checkup

Rev Jackson says son going to Mayo for checkup

Sophia Tareen · October 21, 2012 4:34 pm

Federal government to buy Ill. prison for $165M

Federal government to buy Ill. prison for $165M

Sophia Tareen · October 2, 2012 7:44 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, Tennille Evans, a member of the Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates, celebrates after the delegates voted to suspend the teachers' seven-day strike against the school district in Chicago. The hard part now comes for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel who must figure out how to pay for it all, and won't rule out school closings and a property tax increase, both of which would be hugely unpopular. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

School strike first of many challenges for Emanuel

Sophia Tareen, Tammy Webber · September 22, 2012 4:00 am

Congressman Jackson puts Washington home on market

Congressman Jackson puts Washington home on market

Sophia Tareen · September 19, 2012 11:59 pm

Leslie Sabbs-Kizer, right, walks her children Nkai Melton, 8, Akaira Melton, 7, and Khaymya Smith, 3 to Bond Elementary school in Chicago, Wednesday morning, Sept. 19, 2012, after Chicago teachers voted to suspend their first strike in 25 years. Union delegates voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to suspend the walkout after discussing a proposed contract settlement with the nation's third largest school district. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Chicago students return to class as strike ends

Sophia Tareen, Tammy Webber · September 19, 2012 4:00 am

Chicago teachers vote to return to classroom

Chicago teachers vote to return to classroom

Sophia Tareen, Tammy Webber · September 18, 2012 4:00 am

Michael Grant, a parent of a Chicago public school student, is reflected in the glasses of teacher Yasman Vaughn as a handful of teachers picket outside Shoop Elementary School in Chicago, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, as a strike by Chicago Teachers Union members heads into its second week. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he will seek a court order to force the city's teachers back into the classroom. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Chicago teachers to again consider ending strike

Michael Tarm, Sophia Tareen · September 17, 2012 4:00 am

Talks to end Chicago teachers strike make progress

Talks to end Chicago teachers strike make progress

Sophia Tareen · September 13, 2012 4:00 am

Public school teachers cheer as Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, unseen, arrives unexpectedly to address a rally of thousands of teachers gathered for the second consecutive day outside the Chicago Board of Education district headquarters in 2012 in Chicago. Teachers walked off the job for the first time in 25 years over issues including pay raises, classroom conditions, job security, and teacher evaluations. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Chicago teachers’ strike grinds into third day

Don Babwin, Sophia Tareen · September 12, 2012 4:00 am

Public school teachers picket outside Amundsen High School in Chicago on the first day of a strike by the Chicago Teachers Union, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. The school is one of more than 140 schools in the Chicago Public Schools' "Children First" contingency plan, which feeds and houses students for four hours during the strike. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Chicago teachers strike in bitter contract dispute

Don Babwin, Sophia Tareen · September 10, 2012 4:00 am

FILE - In this March 20, 2012 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. speaks in Chicago. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, that Jackson is being treated for bipolar disorder. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Mayo Clinic: Jackson has bipolar disorder

Sophia Tareen · August 13, 2012 4:00 am