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The union's game plan is straightforward. Walk out. Kids go untaught. Parents grow angry. Publicity rolls in. The bureaucracy can't respond fast enough. Political leaders cave. The union wins at taxpayers' and students' expense. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Op-Eds

April Fools’ Day for the Chicago teachers’ union

April 1, 2016 4:02 am

Former congressman Mel Reynolds, 64, said he is caring for his daughter and can't leave the continent. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Politics

Ex-Dem lawmaker refuses to leave Africa for U.S. trial

Anna Giaritelli -

March 31, 2016 10:23 pm

Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges stemming from the October 2014 shooting. In a video, he is seen firing 16 shots at the 17-year-old McDonald, who is seen walking away from police. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Crime

Chicago cop charged with murder hired by police union as janitor

Kelly Cohen -

March 31, 2016 6:27 pm

State law prohibits the Chicago Teachers Union from striking until contract negotiations reach a certain phase, which won't happen until May. (AP Photo)

Education

POLICY ROUNDUP

Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman -

March 21, 2016 4:01 am

A new Reuters poll found Donald Trump has soared from 40 percent last Friday to 49 percent on Super Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Campaigns

Trump approaches 50 percent in new poll

Anna Giaritelli -

March 17, 2016 8:56 pm

News

CNN Trump supporter: ‘Riots aren’t necessarily a bad thing’

Becket Adams -

March 17, 2016 12:00 am

Campaigns

Watch: Lightning struck Trump Tower as Trump won Illinois

Curt Mills -

March 16, 2016 9:32 pm

In the seven major U.S. cities that implemented minimum wage hikes in 2015, restaurant employment slowed from 4.2 percent the year before to 1.6 percent. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Economy

Study: Restaurant job growth slows after minimum wage hike

Joseph Lawler -

March 16, 2016 11:00 am

Hillary Clinton, with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, waves to the crowd during her visit to Chicago, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Stacy Thacker)

Campaigns

Chicago activists complain ‘Hillary stands with Rahm’

Ariel Cohen -

March 15, 2016 10:14 pm

Politics

Florida Republicans ‘more likely’ to back Trump after Chicago

Al Weaver -

March 14, 2016 8:11 pm

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Tag: Chicago

April Fools’ Day for the Chicago teachers’ union

Ex-Dem lawmaker refuses to leave Africa for U.S. trial

Chicago cop charged with murder hired by police union as janitor

POLICY ROUNDUP

Trump approaches 50 percent in new poll

CNN Trump supporter: ‘Riots aren’t necessarily a bad thing’

Watch: Lightning struck Trump Tower as Trump won Illinois

Study: Restaurant job growth slows after minimum wage hike

Chicago activists complain ‘Hillary stands with Rahm’

Florida Republicans ‘more likely’ to back Trump after Chicago

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