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Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to resign his position with Chicago Public Schools after a high-ranking CPS official raised ethics concerns about a potential conflict of interest, according to a memo obtained by the Tribune.
CPS Chief Talent Officer Ben Felton wrote a memo less than two months after the mayor’s May 2023 inauguration documenting conversations Felton had with Johnson’s deputy mayor for education, Jen Johnson, about their leaves from the Chicago Teachers Union. Union members can sometimes take leaves of absence to take other jobs and return later.
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Naperville family says happy holidays with map of must-see local light displays
Don’t want to miss a moment of yuletide? One Naperville household has a list — yes, they’ve checked it twice — of the must-see merriment around town. Read more here.
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- Illinois group puts up Nativity scenes around nation
- Wilmington man charged in death of ISP trooper who was struck while cleaning debris off I-55 Monday
Starbucks baristas escalate strike on Christmas Eve
In the Chicago area, workers at nine cafes walked out Tuesday, joining workers at five cafes that have been on strike since Friday, organizers said. Read more here.
More top business stories:
- Collaboration between Fox Valley hot sauce business, farm showcased in first-ever Illinois product gift box
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Column: Will the Chicago Bulls tank or go for it? The next month of play should provide the answer.
The Chicago Bulls weren’t expecting any gifts Monday evening when they played host to the Milwaukee Bucks in a pre-holiday game at the United Center. But the Bucks provided a couple anyway. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
- Chicago Blackhawks score first again but lose again, falling to the Minnesota Wild 4-3: ‘We just let it slip away’
- Fred Lorenzen, ‘the Elmhurst Express’ and NASCAR Hall of Famer, dies just shy of 90
Who we lost in 2024: Remembering the good times and grand talents that departed this last year
In recalling lives gone, we remember the pleasure and thrills that those lives provided, sometimes over decades. Read more here.
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Joe Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing ‘hurried’ House action
The legislation would have spread the establishment of the new trial court judgeships over more than a decade to give three presidential administrations and six Congresses the chance to appoint the new judges. Read more here.
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