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For Chicago schools parking deal, Board of Ed turned to Lori Lightfoot fundraiser

Carmen A. Rossi’s Chicago Parking Solutions got a two-year contract to park cars at more than a dozen schools even though the school system said another company put in a better bid.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brandon Johnson, Chicago Mayor Lightfoot’s newest progressive challenger, contends she’s ‘disconnected ... with working people’

CHICAGO — Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson will run for Chicago mayor, adding another progressive challenger to the field of 2023 candidates and raising the prospect of a rematch between the Chicago Teachers Union and Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois student test scores remain far below pre-pandemic levels in reading and math

Students in all racial and ethnic groups saw their scores drop since 2019, exacerbating historic achievement gaps between white and Asian students and other students of color.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Student achievement has plummeted since COVID-19. Parents must be part of fixing that.

The latest scores from the National Assessment of Education Progress show steep learning loss during the pandemic. If the district is serious about addressing the problem, parent engagement is essential.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Public Schools to take over celebrated Chicago all-boys charter school

The two Urban Prep campuses will stay open for students, but CPS took the charter away from its leaders, citing a litany of issues.

Chicago Sun-Times

West Rogers Park school drops its slaveowner namesake

The school becomes the third — and second named after a slaveowner — to change its name since a Chicago Sun-Times review in late 2020 found 30 CPS schools are named after slaveholders.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gaia Pope’s family accuse state of ‘gaslighting’ them since her death

‘Every step of the way it has got worse, every bit of the picture that has been revealed has got uglier,’ Gaia Pope’s cousin says

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Urban Prep faces CPS takeover, veterans home endures another COVID outbreak and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lauded all-boys charter school faces Chicago Public Schools takeover

CPS wants to take over Urban Prep Academies in an unprecedented move to wrest control from its troubled leaders while trying not to displace students.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Public Schools graduation rate hits record high

CPS leaders also said that nearly 89% of last year’s freshmen are on track to graduate. This measure reflects how many freshmen are passing their core classes.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Everyone wants to get involved’: inside a new police approach to tackling rape

Operation Bluestone aims to put suspects at centre of investigations while better supporting victims

The Guardian - UK

Killer questioned over Suzy Lamplugh murder as he bids to walk free from jail

John Cannan, 68, has now served his minimum 35-year prison sentenced for the 1987 murder of newlywed Shirley Banks but has been linked to Suzy's 1986 murder for decades

Daily Mirror

State playoff pairings first impressions: Simeon’s rough road, CPS record, Loyola falls

The playoff pairings did not fall Simeon’s way.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘How could I have been so stupid?’: People are still being catfished – and it still isn’t a crime

Despite few people talking about it anymore, catfishing remains prevalent in online dating, leaving trails of emotional wreckage in its wake. Saman Javed speaks to experts and victims about what we can do about it

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Harry Dunn's mother says 'now justice has been done' she can tell son 'promise complete'

Mother of tragic motorcyclist reveals the pledge she made to him on the day he died after American admits causing death by careless driving

Wales Online

OnlyFans model murdered her boyfriend by stabbing him in the heart

Abigail White, 24, said she picked up a knife to "shock and scare" Bradley Lewis

The Independent UK

OnlyFans model Abigail White found guilty of murdering boyfriend

The 24-year-old will be sentenced later following the jury’s verdict.

Wales Online

Ed Sheeran hacker sold star's stolen songs on the dark web

Adrian Kwiatkowski also stole tracks from American rapper Lil Uzi Vert and made £131,000 from selling them on the dark web

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Hacker who stole unreleased Ed Sheeran songs and offered them for sale is jailed

Officers seized seven devices from Adrian Kwiatkowski including a hard drive that contained 1,263 unreleased songs by 89 artists, police said.

Daily Mirror

Family's anguish as mum dies two weeks after high paracetamol dose in hospital

Laura Higginson was given a high dose of paracetamol in hospital but tragically died two weeks later from multiple organ failure - now her husband believes hospital staff should be charged with manslaughter

The Independent UK

Key events following Harry Dunn’s death

Anne Sacoolas pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Repeat of Anne Sacoolas virtual proceedings unlikely – ex-CPS extradition chief

Sacoolas pleaded guilty to causing Harry Dunn’s death by careless driving.

The Independent UK

Harry Dunn’s mother says she did not want to separate Sacoolas from her children

The Dunn family said they accepted the guilty plea to causing death by careless driving.

Manchester Evening News

Mum given overdose of paracetamol while being in treated for sickness and pneumonia - she died two weeks later

Laura Higginson died two weeks after the overdose - but the Crown Prosecution Service found it did not contribute to her death

The Independent UK

Teachers noticed he was starving. Then he froze to death in a garage. What happened to Thomas Valva?

Thomas’ father, former NYPD officer Michael Valva, is currently standing trial for his son’s murder. Andrea Blanco outlines the egregious case

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