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  • The Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program on Wednesday.
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  • Mahalia Jackson Elementary School parents, students and teacher received good news Wednesday morning when they heard their school would not be closing next month.
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  • Watch Jerry Taft's 7-day outlook.
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  • The Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program on Wednesday.
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  • Amid protests, the Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 CPS elementary schools and one high school program.
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  • The Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program on Wednesday.
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  • A compromise allowing the carrying of concealed weapons backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan and agreed to by the General Assembly's leading gun-rights advocate materialized Wednesday, adding to the list of gun-free locales but making it easier for qualified gun owners to get permits.
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  • Michael Santoro
  • Michael Santoro, 19, of Lombard is charged with threatening violence against his former high school, police said.
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  • 24 sets of twins at Highcrest Middle School have broken the world record for having the most sets of twins in one grade.
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  • The Cook County Public Administrator says the practice of donating bodies to science quickly spun out of control, creating a "serious breach."
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  • Two bodies were found inside a car in the 7100-block of South Oakley Avenue in the West Englewood neighborhood on the city's South Side.
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  • The new vehicle sticker can be purchased online, by mail, or at city clerk offices across Chicago.
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  • This image provided by the Kosciusko County Sheriffs Department shows a chain-reaction crash involving four buses in North Webster, Ind., Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
  • Northern Indiana authorities say about 50 middle and high school students were injured and a bus driver was seriously hurt in a chain-reaction crash involving four school buses.
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  • The Cook County Public Administrator says the practice of donating bodies to science quickly spun out of control.
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  • Dozens of people were removed from the school board meeting where officials voted to close 49 schools and one high school program.
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  • Illinois public schools that teach sex education will have to include information about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases instead of a curriculum focused solely on abstinence, according to a plan that cleared the state Senate on Wednesday.
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  • At least 80 flights are canceled at O'Hare International Airport due to weather in the Chicago area.
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  • The ComEd logo is seen this file image.
  • The Illinois General Assembly has overridden Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of legislation that addresses so-called Smart Grid technology.
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  • Partly to mostly cloudy and windy with occasional showers on Thursday.
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  • The exterior of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago is seen in this AP file image.
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  • One of Chicago's best-known hotels is up for sale. Crain's Chicago Business says Thor Equities, the owners of the Palmer House Hilton, have hired a company to find a buyer.
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  • 24 sets of twins at Highcrest Middle School are thrilled they have broken world record for having the most sets of twins in one grade.
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  • High gas prices mean fewer Americans are expected to travel this weekend compared with last year, according to AAA.
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  • High gas prices mean fewer Americans are expected to travel this weekend compared with last year, according to AAA.
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  • They had to endure meetings upon meetings, and harsh comments from teachers: parents and even students fought for their schools to stay open.
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  • cps protesters at board meeting
  • The Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program on Wednesday.
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  • Investigators have released the picture of a woman suspected of robbing two Chicago banks.
  • Investigators have released the picture of a woman suspected of robbing two Chicago banks.
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  • Canter Middle School
  • Students at Canter Middle School rejoiced at hearing it will remain open another year.
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  • Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first.
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