Children's literacy is a topic of much discussion. One Chicago store is doing its part to help, but of course, it is not just for kids.
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A minister in the eye of the “rent-a-protester” storm has offered to open the books of his non-profit agency to prove it spent taxpayer money appropriately — and not on packing school closing hearings with paid protesters.“Small stipends” offered to school protesters did not come from after-school and safe-passage grants the HOPE Organization received from Chicago Public Schools, the group’s CEO ...
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With national signing day in the books, CSN Chicago took a stab at ranking the recruiting hauls in the Big Ten , and spoke to analyst Tom Lemming to get his thoughts on how things went for the conference's schools during this recruiting cycle. Related : College Football Recruiting Rankings 2012: Two Big Ten Teams In Top 10, But Illinois Comes In Much Lower Illinois checks in at No. 12 in the ...
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Sometimes, Richard Roeper is at the movies. Much of the time, he's writing – books, his Chicago Sun-Times column, movie reviews for his website – or co-hosting a daily radio show in Chicago.
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Mary Dempsey — a tough-as-nails administrator with a passion for libraries — presided over the construction of dozens of new libraries in Chicago under a mayor who shared her love of building and books. But she met her match in Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who was more concerned about cutting spending than preserving library services.Dempsey’s resignation — officially delivered to the mayor in November ...
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Emily Meier got the news on her birthday almost three years ago: She was in stage four of metastatic breast cancer after being cancer-free for 5-1/2 years.
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Basketball, book blogs, and e-books in today's book news.
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Moonbot Studios announced today that its animated short film, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,” directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, is one of five animated short films that will be considered for outstanding film achievements of 2011 in the 84th Academy Awards®, which take place on February 26, 2012.
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Stacks of books turned into tables? Volumes made into shelves? Pages turned into sculpture?
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Hotelier Ian Schrager makes high design affordable at this former Rat Pack hangout
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