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Vocational students to feed 20,000 CPS students
WLS-TV Chicago Local News
Jan 19About 20,000 Chicago Public High School students are in for a delicious treat Thursday.They will be served a meal created by culinary students at the Chicago Vocational Career Academy. Last fall, the healthy schools campaign had 11 different teams of c... »
Leonard's maturity needs some work
Chicagotribune.com Sports
Dec 18Weber: 'The chatter has worked on his head'Weber: 'The chatter has worked on his head.' »
City Invests In Facelifts For CPS Schools Facing Turnarounds
HuffingtonPost.com Chicago
Dec 16After announcing plans to "turnaround" a record number of struggling schools, Chicago Public Schools released a $660 million capital budget plan that reserves nearly $125... »
Shouting Protesters Drive Chicago School Board To Halt Meeting
CBS Chicago
Dec 14A Chicago School Board meeting was suspended Wednesday morning, as angry protesters jumped up and shouted about plans to close and consolidate some schools. »
Jocelyn Leonard, Mother Of Fallen Michigan Student Athlete, Wants Defibrillators At All Schools
HuffingtonPost.com
Dec 06Tiny Fennville, Mich., is getting ready to host a basketball game for the first time since Wes Leonard made a game-winning shot and collapsed seconds later.Leonard's 14-year-old brother, Mitchell, will be a freshman guard on the same court Tuesday nigh... »
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Leonard's new title: Hall of Famer
Heard In The Hallways
Feb 02Former Chicago Sun-Times sports writer Elliott Harris interviewed Dana Leonard before the former Glenbrook South and Northwestern guard left the area early last year to pursue a career in Hollywood. Is one shot in a basketball career worthy of... »
Remember EZ Pawn?
The Sixth Ward
Jan 10[VIDEO]Last year they visited a meeting hosted by a subarea of the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council about possibly setting up shot at the former Chatham Pancake House near 87th & Langley. Needless to say they're not coming to that location in the ... »
The Chicago Neighborhoods: Chatham
The Sixth Ward
Jan 01You thought we've forgotten about them? Well anyway on December 30th they unveiled their neighborhood logo for Chatham with a picture of a block of bungalows. The lettering almost evokes Pride Cleaners near 79th & St. Lawrence. I like it because it sho... »
Disgruntled Parents Take Over Board Of Education Meeting (VIDEO)
Progress Illinois
Dec 15The contentious debate between teachers, their supporters and the Chicago Board of Education continued this week with protesters erupting in a mic check during the board’s monthly public meeting, forcing board members to approve a motion to go into a ... »
Achin' for recognition
City/Suburban Hoops Report
Nov 21By Joe Henricksen Off the top of any prep basketball fan's head, they can rattle off Simeon, Whitney Young, Proviso East, Warren, De La Salle, Homewood-Flossmoor and several other top teams as the ones to watch through March. But the... »