In the latest back and forth between two fierce political rivals, Mayor Lori Lightfoot expressed outrage Thursday over a tweet by the Chicago Teachers Union that she called "clearly racist" and an ...

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If you didn’t like Scooby-Doo when you were growing up, you’re probably not a dog person now. And I don’t trust people who don’t like dogs. Ergo, if you didn’t watch the show, you’re not allowed in my ...

It was the brainchild of third-grade schoolteacher Rhonda Clements, a grade schoolteacher with a love for her students and a love for reading, so, she and her husband began a labor of love combining ...