Should Chicago close more schools? Candidates for school board president diverge on key issue
Closing public schools in Chicago became a political hot potato after former Mayor Rahm Emanuel shuttered 50 at once in 2013, creating upheaval in communities and leaving neighborhoods with decaying empty buildings.But as student enrollment continues to drop, a growing chorus of people say it’s time to do another round.A moratorium on school closings will lift in January, just as the city’s first fully elected school board is sworn into office. For decades, the mayor controlled the school board…
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Quarterback Caleb Williams hurt his right hamstring on a non-contact play midway through the fourth quarter of the Bears' 9-3 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.He fell to the ground screaming after rolling to the left on a first-and-goal pass at the Vikings' 6. He slid to the ground for no-gain. He went to the blue medical tent and was eventually taken on a golf cart to the Bears locker room. Williams had a towel over his face but took it off and pumped his fist in the air as he reached the tunnel…
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To the highly trained eye, there was something about the Bears' 9-3 loss to the Vikings in their home opener at Soldier Field that didn't quite resemble their 59-point outburst in a Week 1 win at Carolina.Hmm, what could it have been?Ah, yes — all-out disaster.Let's get to the grades. Warning: They're ugly as sin.QUARTERBACK — C-MINUSCaleb Williams went down with a hamstring injury in the red zone in the fourth quarter, a gut punch to the Bears and their fans on a drive that ended up producing…