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Mayor: Chicago school closings tough but necessary Posted: 23 Mar 2013 02:10 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel responded Saturday to widespread criticism of his plan to close 54 Chicago Public Schools, saying he wasn't interested in doing what was politically easy and that the pain of the closings doesn't compare to the anguish of "trapping" kids in failing schools.

Rihanna drops in on Chicago-area high school Posted: 23 Mar 2013 06:59 AM PDT BARRINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Pop star Rihanna has dropped in on high school students in a northwestern Chicago suburb.

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