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City Colleges of Chicago faculty union announces Oct. 19 strike deadline amid contract dispute (opens the original)
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Faculty and professional staff represented by the Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600, announced Wednesday that they will go on strike Oct. 19 if a new contract agreement is not reached with City Colleges of Chicago. The announcement came during a well-attended City Colleges Board of Trustees meeting at Harold Washington College, where union members and supporters rallied outside the campus to highlight what they described as an urgent need for a new contract. Union l
New Chicago private school using lesson plans generated by AI as debate over tech continues (opens the original)
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new private school in Chicago is embracing artificial intelligence as part of its educational model, even as debate over AI use continues nationwide. Earlier this month, Alpha Chicago opened with a curriculum that combines morning academics and afternoon life-skills instruction. Students spend about two hours each morning on individualized academic lessons delivered online, with lesson plans generated by AI. "The apps are there to support each student's independent learning jo
Long-abandoned South Side home transforms into center housing law enforcement, community resources (opens the original)
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A long-abandoned house at 120th Street and Indiana Avenue is getting new life as Chicago's first Cop House, a community-based initiative designed to foster public safety by addressing some of the issues that can lead to violence. The official opening was held in West Pullman, where a renovated home will serve young people in the Roseland and Pullman communities. The project is based on a pilot program sponsored by SC Johnson near its headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin. The compan
Finance Committee approves $13.75M in settlements tied to disgraced former CPD Detective Guevara (opens the original)
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council's Finance Committee approved two settlements Monday totaling $13.75 million in civil rights cases involving former Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara, moving the agreements one step closer to final approval by the full City Council. The committee voted to recommend a $6 million settlement for Arturo DeLeon-Reyes and a $7.75 million settlement for Gabriel Solache. The cases stem from a 1989 murder and kidnapping investigation in which Guevara was i
Receiver will be appointed for shuttered Weiss, West Suburban hospitals to preserve assets: judge (opens the original)
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Cook County judge said he will appoint a receiver for shuttered Weiss Memorial Hospital and West Suburban Hospital to preserve assets and begin the process of appealing to restore Weiss' state license. Judge Patrick Stanton said the parties involved will be allowed to weigh in on who should serve as receiver, but he plans to appoint one for both hospitals on Tuesday. Speaking after court, Rathnakar "Reddy" Patlola of Ramco Healthcare Holdings said he hopes both hospitals can e
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