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Chicago Public Schools will begin transferring about 540 students from two high schools in the ASPIRA charter network, as the campuses confront deep financial turmoil and a possible midyear closure.
The charter network is facing a $4.8 million deficit and, according to CPS and ASPIRA officials, may be unable to meet payroll through the end of the year.
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Tommy Schaefer enters plea of not guilty in Bali suitcase murder
Tommy Schaefer left Chicago on a flight to sunny Bali nearly 12 years ago. He returned this week in FBI custody, charged with murder conspiracy in the bludgeoning death of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the mother of his then-girlfriend, Heather Mack, in a macabre crime that made international headlines. Read more here.
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State Farm to issue $5 billion in auto insurance dividends — or about $100 per car
Home insurance rates may be going through the roof, but State Farm has some good news for its auto insurance customers. Read more here.
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- Chicago credit downgraded, which will mean higher borrowing costs
- CEO of Northfield-based Medline talks tariffs, IPO following company’s first earnings call
3 things to know about 3 defensive linemen on the Chicago Bears’ radar at the NFL combine
The Chicago Bears’ offensive revolution last season began with a revamped line.
The Bears rebuilt the interior through a couple of trades (guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson) and a free-agent signing (center Drew Dalman). Thuney and Dalman earned Pro Bowl honors, and Thuney was a first-team All-Pro and the NFL Protector of the Year. Read more here.
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- Ex-Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville reaches 1,000 victories to join Scotty Bowman in an elite club
- Big Ten and SEC study: Pooling TV rights ‘dangerously unworkable’ and not as profitable as suggested
- FIFA’s Infantino has ‘complete confidence’ in Mexico to host World Cup games despite cartel violence
DePaul Art Museum will close in June
Since 2011, the DePaul Art Museum has featured the work of contemporary artists, many of whom are based in Chicago. But on June 30, the museum will close its doors. Read more here.
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Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project
A federal judge rejected a preservationist group’s request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House. Read more here.
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