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The head of special education at Chicago Public Schools has stepped down following pressure for her ouster over the use of physical restraint in schools and other criticism of how the district has treated students with disabilities.
Last week, the Chicago Teachers Union demanded Jones resign for “dismal failures to protect the district’s most vulnerable students,” alleging violation of special education laws, a “toxic workplace that has left the department in shambles” and failure to fulfill the legal requirements on supporting students with disabilities.
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In the wake of rooftop standoff on West Side, more questions than answers remain
John Litsiardakis died last weekend just a mile from where he grew up in the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, his apparent suicide coming hours after the 67-year-old, armed with at least one gun, took to the roof of a building on Chicago Avenue. Read more here.
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Dinner circus show Cabaret ZaZou is closing in the Loop
Cabaret ZaZou will close July 2, the latest iteration of a dinner circus show that has played in the Loop since 2019. Read more here.
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Donald Trump-appointed judge who issued rulings favorable to him assigned to oversee criminal case
A person familiar with the matter says the case has been assigned to Judge Aileen Cannon, a former federal prosecutor who was nominated to the bench by Trump in 2020 and sits in Fort Pierce, Florida. Read more here.
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