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OPRF implements race-based grading system: 'Teachers are being instructed how to measure student 'growth''

By David Beasley | Aug 27, 2022

Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) administrators will require teachers next school year to adjust their classroom grading scales to account for the skin color or ethnicity of its students.

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Cook County GOP chair: 'If skyrocketing gas prices are unacceptable then make your vote count this year'

By David Beasley | Jun 14, 2022

One way for citizens to express their disapproval of high gas prices is at the voting booth, said Sean Morrison, Cook County commissioner and Cook County GOP chairman.

Dodge on problems at Illinois DCFS: 'It’s sad to see this story because the kids involved are the most vulnerable'

By David Beasley | May 26, 2022

With Marc Smith, director of the the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) facing his 11th contempt citation, Jim Dodge, Orland Park trustee, is concerned about the care children are receiving by the agency.

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Cook County's Morrison on property tax bill delay: 'This is a serious financial situation that needs to be avoided'

By David Beasley | Apr 28, 2022

Cook County's second-installment property tax bills are being delayed past the usual deadline of Aug. 1 to at least December, but they could possibly be pushed back even to January, a Chicago Sun-Times report said.

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Harmon, Pritzker travel to London to lure business to Illinois

By David Beasley | Nov 10, 2021

State Sen. President Don Harmon and Gov. J.B. Pritzker both visited London to encourage investment in Illinois.

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Planeload of COVID-19 vaccine lands in Chicago from Belgium

By David Beasley | Dec 10, 2020

An United Airlines charter flight with its cargo full of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccinations landed at O’Hare International Airport from Brussels, Belgium, the day after Thanksgiving NBC 5 Chicago reported.

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Groups want a new Illinois- one without Chicago

By David Beasley | Nov 11, 2020

A group wants to create a new state of Illinois, one without Chicago, ABC 20 in Springfield reported.

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Group wants 'New Illinois,' one without Chicago

By David Beasley | Nov 11, 2020

A group wants to create a new state of Illinois, one without Chicago, ABC 20 in Springfield reported.