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The Weekend Desk Report

By Natasha Julius

You could not clean a lot of schools for $800,000.
Market Update
Whatever they pay a state’s attorney, it’s not enough.


99 Problems
Remember when all of Rahm’s problems were inherited from Mayor Daley? Ha! That was a good one.
Structural Reforms
It’s not illegal to declare CPS morally bankrupt, is it? Or maybe just Governor Rauner?
No Good Idea Goes Unpunished
Of course, Governor Rauner has some pretty good company.
Free The Beans
Finally this week, a massive computer glitch has resulted in Starbucks coffee briefly costing exactly what it’s worth.

The Weekend Desk Tip Line: Classic roast.

Weekend Must-Read
CPS principal Troy LaReviere describes his experience with SUPES.

The Beachwood Radio [News] Hour
Is in production.
The Beachwood Radio [Sports] Hour
Bulls vs. Blackhawks: Reversals of Fortune. Plus: The Network Hockey League; South Side Shark Tank; Cubs Make A Family Fortune; Jackie Robinson Left; and Mock Draft 5.0!

Hermene Hartman’s Human Rights


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The Sound Opinions Weekend Listening Report: “Jazz is one of America’s greatest cultural contributions. But with more than a century of music to explore, it can be hard for rock listeners to find their way in. Jazz writer John Corbett joins Jim and Greg to offer up the Rock Fan’s Guide to Jazz.”

The CAN TV Weekend Viewing Report: A Tribute to the Great Ehtesham.
“Producer Florence Gomes pays tribute to the life and accomplishments of Ehtesham, a pioneer of film in Pakistan and Bangladesh.”
Sunday at 9 p.m. on CAN TV19.

BeachBook
* Ed Debevic’s Leaving River North.

TweetWood
A sampling.


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Posted on April 25, 2015