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Mayor Brandon Johnson debuted his new Chicago Board of Education today, his latest move to wrest back control of the Chicago Public Schools systems after weeks of strife between him and embattled CEO Pedro Martinez.
Following Friday’s dramatic announcement of the resignation of all seven board members, Johnson sought to wipe the slate clean at a South Side news conference in which he rolled out their replacements until a new 21-member hybrid board is installed in January. But the noise surrounding last week’s stunning shakeup has hardly died down, with condemnation continuing to pour in from City Council, including Johnson’s progressive allies, as well as Springfield.
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3 men have run every Chicago Marathon since 1977. Now in their 70s, they won’t break the streak.
Randy Burt is among just two other runners in this year’s race who can say they’ve run every Chicago Marathon since it began: George Mueller, 76, of the Streeterville neighborhood, and Henry Kozlowski, 74, of Wilmette. Read more here.
More top news stories:
- Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from singer R. Kelly, convicted of child sex crimes
- Faith leaders rally support for gun violence ordinance at Lincoln Park vigil
Firefighters work to put out a blaze Feb. 6, 2023, at a Morgan Li warehouse in Chicago Heights. The company recently broke ground for a new factory and warehouse at the site. (Vincent Johnson / Chicago Tribune)
New factory, warehouse to replace Chicago Heights structures destroyed in fire
Retail fixture manufacturer Morgan Li has broken ground on a new manufacturing and warehouse center in Chicago Heights on the site where a devastating fire took place in February 2023. Read more here.
More top business stories:
- Deerfield home once owned by Chicago Bulls coach Tim Floyd sells for $1.2M
- Senators ask Justice Department to take tougher action against Boeing executives over safety issues
If teams dare target Connor Bedard, the Chicago Blackhawks have a protection plan: ‘Pat Maroon is … a sheriff out there’
Connor Bedard may be 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds, but he’ll probably be his opponents’ biggest target on the Chicago Blackhawks this season. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
- Column: Curt Cignetti is quickly building a winning culture at Indiana. What is undefeated Hoosiers’ ‘blueprint’?
- Column: What exactly is GM Chris Getz looking for in his search for the next Chicago White Sox manager?
Review: ‘Misery’ by American Blues Theater is Stephen King’s story of a novelist and his fan
Director Halena Kays’ production for American Blues is an aptly creepy affair featuring two highly experienced and game actors who know how to play malevolent subtexts in what masquerades as ordinary dialogue. Read more here.
More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:
- There’s still time to enter the Tribune’s Holiday Cookie Contest
- North Shore audience rapt as Pulitzer winner shares new details about Martin Luther King Jr.
Hurricane Milton is forecast to become a Category 5 and is taking aim at Florida
Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was forecast to become a Category 5 storm on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay. Read more here.
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