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 Wednesday, Jan 10 Chicago Public Schools spent more than $250,000 on gift cards to reward students. You can probably guess what happened next. |
| The national unemployment rate for African-Americans is 6.8 percent, the lowest level since 1972 when the government began tracking that data. But in Illinois, it's 10 percent. |
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| I love Oprah so much that I don't think she should run for president. She's too good for that, writes Clarence Page. |
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| College students are off for up to six weeks for winter break. Eric Zorn explains why he thinks that's way too long. |
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| Americans already have all the data they need to judge President Donald Trump's fitness. |
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| It's unlikely Robert Mueller will conclude his investigation without at least attempting to question the president. |
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| The Cook County Assessor's Office is in the running for the Winter Medal for Administrative Absurdity & Waste. |
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| Check out the latest cartoons by Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis. |
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