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Saturday, April 27, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Renderings of the proposed new Bears stadium
Letters to the Editor
Don't give away taxpayer money for a new Bears stadium
Not a dollar of taxpayer money went to the renovation of Wrigley Field and its current reinvigorated neighborhood, one reader points out.
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Lawmakers, pass legislation to save Illinois wetlands, waterways
A 2023 Supreme Court decision rolled back the federal Clean Water Act and overturned decades of protection for wetlands. New legislation would protect Illinois wetlands for the benefit of wildlife and communities that depend on them.
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Chicago Public Schools
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'Illiteracy epidemic' exists in CPS, but don't dismiss progress
There’s clearly more to do to improve reading among lower-income students of color. But over the last two decades, no other large city in the nation has made as much progress, as quickly, as Chicago.
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Protesters rally for the legalization of undocumented immigrations with signs that say "Latinos make America great" and "Keep families together."
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Los permisos de trabajo para inmigrantes indocumentados están atrasados
El Presidente Joe Biden debe salvaguardar el futuro de quienes ya han dado tanto a nuestro estado y garantizar su capacidad para vivir y trabajar sin miedo.
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Protesters rally for the legalization of undocumented immigrations with signs that say "Latinos make America great" and "Keep families together."
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Work permits for undocumented immigrants are overdue
President Joe Biden must safeguard the futures of those who have already given so much to our state and ensure their ability to live and work without fear.
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Many students exit Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School.
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The public deserves a closer look at Chicago’s new school funding formula
A CPS civics teacher wonders how a school’s need will be determined, revised or appealed. And how much budget transparency is in place to communicate cuts?
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A building crane near three partially demolished buildings.
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Mayor Johnson's bond plan should address vacant CHA land
Twenty years after the city and CHA demolished high-rise public housing developments, there are still 130 acres of vacant land and buildings at several CHA redevelopment sites.
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A view of the Chicago skyline from part of the old U.S. Steel South Works site near 85th and South Shore Drive in 2014.
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Transform South Works site into a lakefront park, not a quantum computing facility
The South Side deserves and can have both a beautiful lakefront park and new investments in jobs.
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A bookshelf filled with children's and young adult books.
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Phonics is the answer to illiteracy in Chicago Public Schools
Americans cast off a winning method to improve literacy. Replacing it with what?
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