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Stripped of White House internship, Kennedy-King student wonders why

Appreccia Faulkner was to have started a three-month unpaid internship in the White House's correspondence office. The Kennedy-King student and mother of three got a message yesterday telling her the slot had been given to someone else.

over 2 years ago | Peter Sachs

Weekend event targets lead poisoning in Englewood

Activists in Englewood are taking aim at lead poisoning by offering free screenings to children this Sunday. Englewood has the highest rates of lead poisoning in Chicago.

over 2 years ago | Alex Parker

Cochran outlines goals for the new year

Alderman William B. Cochran (D-20) is preparing for the new year by devising plans for afforable housing and improving public safety. He is a former Chicago police officer.

almost 3 years ago | Kimberly Lyles

High fees for debit cards upset Kennedy-King students

Some felt forced into getting the debit cards, say student leaders. And the high fees attached to the cards weren’t made clear to everyone.

almost 3 years ago | Peter Sachs

Forum explores how to cut textbook prices

Students and officials at City Colleges of Chicago came together to discuss the spiraling costs of textbooks. The cost of books can rival the cost of a course, students say, and they can't afford both.

3 years ago | Peter Sachs

Trunk party equips S. Side students for college

Footlockers full of comforters, lamps and toiletries help low-income students get a lock on college life. The program at Robeson High School is so successful, CPS officials want to expand it to other campuses.

3 years ago | Paul D. Bowker

Chefs-in-training cooking up a taste of the city's best cuisine

Students at Chicago's Washburne Culinary Institute are slicing, dicing and cooking up a taste by taste tour of some of the city's best restaurants for the Taste of Chicago, which opens today.

over 3 years ago | Ivy R. Green

Gunplay may have led to Dan Ryan crash

One person with a fractured hip was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn. Another female was transported to St. Bernard Hospital where she was treated for a gunshot wound to the hand.

over 3 years ago | Steven Chaitman

Half of city's 2007 graduates enroll in college

City officials hail the improved rate of college enrollment among high school graduates, but Chicago's overall rate of enrollment still lags behind the national average.

over 3 years ago | Paul D. Bowker

17th ward alderman says Englewood gets a bad rap

Alderman Latasha Thomas says the South Side neighborhood she represents takes an undeserved beating in the press as a place where only crime and poverty make the headlines.

over 3 years ago | Marcie Hill

Wanted: New school proposals

The Renaissance 2010 plan calls for more new schools in 2009 and 2010. Former NBA star Kevin Johnson, who founded a school in California, is likely to be among the applicants.

over 3 years ago | Paul D. Bowker

Plans for a healthy food system take root in Englewood

A broad coalition of community and civic groups are working together to bring healthy food choices to a South Side neighborhood characterized as a "food desert."

over 3 years ago | Jennifer Slosar

Copernicus Elementary staff fights to keep jobs

"Turnaround" plan will cost principal, teachers, their jobs

over 3 years ago | Paul D. Bowker

Cops: Woman dead after domestic dispute

Man hospitalized in S. Side incident

over 3 years ago | Ashley Mouldon

Parents protest dismantling of school staff

Teachers at Miles Davis and Johns would have to reapply for jobs at new school

over 3 years ago | Paul D. Bowker

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NEIGHBORHOOD News

Appreccia Faulkner was to have started a three-month unpaid internship in the White House's correspondence office. The Kennedy-King student and mother of three got a message yesterday telling her the slot had been given to someone else.

over 2 years ago | Peter Sachs

Activists in Englewood are taking aim at lead poisoning by offering free screenings to children this Sunday. Englewood has the highest rates of lead poisoning in Chicago.

over 2 years ago | Alex Parker

Alderman William B. Cochran (D-20) is preparing for the new year by devising plans for afforable housing and improving public safety. He is a former Chicago police officer.

almost 3 years ago | Kimberly Lyles

Some felt forced into getting the debit cards, say student leaders. And the high fees attached to the cards weren’t made clear to everyone.

almost 3 years ago | Peter Sachs

Students and officials at City Colleges of Chicago came together to discuss the spiraling costs of textbooks. The cost of books can rival the cost of a course, students say, and they can't afford both.

3 years ago | Peter Sachs

Footlockers full of comforters, lamps and toiletries help low-income students get a lock on college life. The program at Robeson High School is so successful, CPS officials want to expand it to other campuses.

3 years ago | Paul D. Bowker

Students at Chicago's Washburne Culinary Institute are slicing, dicing and cooking up a taste by taste tour of some of the city's best restaurants for the Taste of Chicago, which opens today.

over 3 years ago | Ivy R. Green

One person with a fractured hip was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn. Another female was transported to St. Bernard Hospital where she was treated for a gunshot wound to the hand.

over 3 years ago | Steven Chaitman

City officials hail the improved rate of college enrollment among high school graduates, but Chicago's overall rate of enrollment still lags behind the national average.

over 3 years ago | Paul D. Bowker

Alderman Latasha Thomas says the South Side neighborhood she represents takes an undeserved beating in the press as a place where only crime and poverty make the headlines.

over 3 years ago | Marcie Hill

The Renaissance 2010 plan calls for more new schools in 2009 and 2010. Former NBA star Kevin Johnson, who founded a school in California, is likely to be among the applicants.

over 3 years ago | Paul D. Bowker

A broad coalition of community and civic groups are working together to bring healthy food choices to a South Side neighborhood characterized as a "food desert."

over 3 years ago | Jennifer Slosar

"Turnaround" plan will cost principal, teachers, their jobs

over 3 years ago | Paul D. Bowker

Man hospitalized in S. Side incident

over 3 years ago | Ashley Mouldon

Teachers at Miles Davis and Johns would have to reapply for jobs at new school

over 3 years ago | Paul D. Bowker

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