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The Weekend Desk Report

By Natasha Julius

Seems like there should be a wealth of punchlines here, but it’s just not funny when someone can’t breathe.
Market Update
Pretty safe bet that Bruce Rauner’s shocked face will be getting another work out soon.


CPS Ratings!
Hey, CPS is finally ready to release the school rankings that fit its carefully constructed narrative. Let’s see how they did.
CPS Math!

  • Level 1+1 = 54% of district-run schools are now awesome!
  • Level 2+2 = 40% of district-run schools are now, you know, pretty much OK!
  • Level 3 – [Level 1+1] – [Level 2+2] = well, nothing really

CPS Geography!
In which Altgeld Gardens is transformed from a Far South Side public housing development to the front line of a culture war that’s been lost already.
CPS English!
Basically, just a million different ways to say “fuck you.”
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The Weekend Desk Tip Line: Show your work.
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The Beachwood Radio Hour #34
Is in production!
The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #28: Deja Bears
Team has an identity after all. Plus: The Bulls Make The Regular Season Like Lovin’ – Fun; Blackhawks Are Like Carlos Santana With Rob Thomas – So Smooth; Adam, Ricky and the Duke; and Cubs Get Their Man!
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The College Football Report: A Color-Coded Pile Of Kernels
This is where we miss the BCS and the cold-hearted algorithms of the BCS HAL 9000.
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The Sound Opinions Weekend Listening Report: The end of the year is nigh! Jim and Greg look back at the Best Albums of 2014 and hear some picks from listeners.
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The CAN TV Weekend Viewing Report: 33rd Annual Union Hall of Honor Awards.
“Labor leaders including Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO president, honor the latest inductees to the Illinois Labor History Society’s Union Hall of Honor.”
Saturday at 8:30 p.m. on CAN TV21.
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Africa Or America?
Play along!
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Come to think of it, that’s exactly what it was.
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Posted on December 6, 2014