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It’s official: Chicago Public Schools will close 49 elementary schools for good
On Wednesday, the Chicago Board of Education voted 6-0 to shutter 48 elementary schools and one high school program, reports the Chicago Tribune. (The vote was closer for a 49th elementary school.) All affected students will transfer once their schoo...
Is Chicago worth visitng or living in it anymore?
by JessDeCristo
I was born in Chicago, at 6 I was taken to Mexico City, where after finishing high school, returned to Chicago 8 years later, where I lived for the next 35 years. Chicago has always have crooked polititians,Illinois has put 5 crooked Governors in jai...
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GIRLS AND THE EXPERIENCE. THE LIFESTYLE, THE MUSIC, AND THE BEACH. CARS, FOOD, DIFFERENT THAN CHICAGO.2 opinions1 day ago
Alright, so I know it's not Valentines Day until next year, but what are some of your favorite romantic love songs?You know, those songs that make you think of a couple's intimate love for each other. Here's my list: B...7 opinions1 day ago
On Tuesday, an estimated 175 Tea Party activists protested outside the IRS office in the suburban Chicago community of Downers Grove. Here's a report from someone who attended the event: What surprised many was a Homeland...20 opinions1 day ago
And on that note, the other part of the Cell tower report This is fairly easy to explain, much much easier than the mind control via EM manipulation that Les Majeste so nicely nailed yesterday. I am just going to cut to th...27 opinions2 days ago
Senator Barbara Boxer raced in front of the cameras to seize upon the tragedy of the killer Oklahoma tornado to push a radical Left agenda. This makes at least the second Democratic senator to use the tragedy of the Oklaho...32 votes2 days ago
An all too familiar scene was enacted on the campus of Swarthmore College during a meeting on May 4th to discuss demands by student activists for the college to divest itself of its investments in companies that dealt in f...6 opinions3 days ago
Who here went to A-Cen (Anime Central)16 in Chicago? If ya did, please do share your experiences at the con. What panels did you see? What shows did you watch? What games did you play? Did you cosplay, and if so, who as? ...0 opinions3 days ago
Let's look at how this all started. In the 1920's we had broken all codes from other countries. Then, during the FDR administration, FRD's Sec. Of State, name COL. Stimson shut all of them down. He said, and I'm quoting hi...19 opinions4 days ago
On top of all the social, economic , criminal and educaon problems Chicago has, there had to be " PENDEJITOS " ( spanish for stupid young punks ), who have planned and executed 4 of these " FLASH MOBS " on Michigan ave. ...27 opinions5 days ago
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today his massive plan to inject over $177,000,000 into the tourism area by making Navy Pier, McCormick Place more attractive. Two places that really don't need anymore beautifying. REA...44 opinions7 days ago
We all know the intense disdain Obama has for Fox News. Via Fox News: http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/05/14/eric-bolling-i-was-audit... Press Secretary Jay Carney defended the Obama administration as it faces scrutiny fo...4 opinions2013/05/16 20:37:05
There were 13 colonies, that dis agreed on slavery. The ones who supported slavery were the democratic party states. In order to form the Union the non-slave states had to accept the slave states. Now this comes to a h...18 opinions2013/05/16 10:11:49
Whether it's a democrat or a republican doing it, when public officials kowtow to the greed of private businesses with our tax dollars, it leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Chicago, like most American cities, has problems ...5 opinions2013/05/15 22:02:25