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Panel seeks solutions to school absenteeism

At a West Side town hall meeting Saturday, a panel of elected officials and community activists decried Chicago’s crisis in elementary grade truancy and absenteeism, and vowed to work on reforms that could save countless children from failure in school and life.

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Found more than 1 month ago on channel Chicago Tribune

Pro-gun activists plan rallies to oppose Obama's proposals

CHICAGO - Angered and afraid that President Barack Obama's proposals to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are a ploy to strip them of their right to own weapons, pro-gun activists plan to rally across America on Saturday.

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Found more than 1 month ago on channel Reuters

Jesse Jackson Jr., promising political scion, resigns

CHICAGO - Jesse Jackson Jr. is the namesake son of one of the most prominent black men in the United States, a progressive-minded activist whose ascent into public life prompted talk of a new era of African-American political power.

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Found more than 1 month ago on channel Reuters

Jesse Jackson says son shouldn't rush return to Congress

CHICAGO - Illinois Democratic Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. is still recovering after treatment for bipolar disorder and will not return to Congress in the near future, his father, civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, said in a radio interview on Saturday.

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Found more than 1 month ago on channel Reuters

Mobile app sparks Obama camp voter drive, privacy fears

CHICAGO - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has taken its digital infrastructure to the streets, arming its ground troops with mobile software that maps Democratic voters and canvassing strategies - and raising the blood pressure of privacy activists who worry about possible misuse.

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Found more than 1 month ago on channel Reuters