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CHICAGO HEIGHTS - APRIL 4: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2nd L) speaks with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) (L) while touring Ford Motor Company's Chicago Stamping Plant as plant manager Gloria Georger (2nd R) and UAW Local 588 President Matt Kolanowski look on April 4, 2012 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. In a speech at the Economic Club of Chicago, Geithner reportedly criticized Republicans for not supporting economic growth and for too much focus on cutting taxes and spending. (Photo by John Gress/Getty Images)

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Trouble not over for Jesse Jackson Jr.

Sophia Tareen, Henry Jackson -

November 22, 2012 5:00 am

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, Tennille Evans, a member of the Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates, celebrates after the delegates voted to suspend the teachers' seven-day strike against the school district in Chicago. The hard part now comes for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel who must figure out how to pay for it all, and won't rule out school closings and a property tax increase, both of which would be hugely unpopular. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

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School strike first of many challenges for Emanuel

Sophia Tareen, Tammy Webber -

September 22, 2012 4:00 am

Leslie Sabbs-Kizer, right, walks her children Nkai Melton, 8, Akaira Melton, 7, and Khaymya Smith, 3 to Bond Elementary school in Chicago, Wednesday morning, Sept. 19, 2012, after Chicago teachers voted to suspend their first strike in 25 years. Union delegates voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to suspend the walkout after discussing a proposed contract settlement with the nation's third largest school district. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Chicago students return to class as strike ends

Sophia Tareen, Tammy Webber -

September 19, 2012 4:00 am

Chicago teachers vote to return to classroom

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Chicago teachers vote to return to classroom

Sophia Tareen, Tammy Webber -

September 18, 2012 4:00 am

Michael Grant, a parent of a Chicago public school student, is reflected in the glasses of teacher Yasman Vaughn as a handful of teachers picket outside Shoop Elementary School in Chicago, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, as a strike by Chicago Teachers Union members heads into its second week. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he will seek a court order to force the city's teachers back into the classroom. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Chicago teachers to again consider ending strike

Michael Tarm, Sophia Tareen -

September 17, 2012 4:00 am

Public school teachers cheer as Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, unseen, arrives unexpectedly to address a rally of thousands of teachers gathered for the second consecutive day outside the Chicago Board of Education district headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 in Chicago. Teachers walked off the job Monday for the first time in 25 years over issues that include pay raises, classroom conditions, job security and teacher evaluations. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

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Chicago teachers’ strike grinds into third day

Don Babwin, Sophia Tareen -

September 12, 2012 4:00 am

Public school teachers picket outside Amundsen High School in Chicago on the first day of a strike by the Chicago Teachers Union, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. The school is one of more than 140 schools in the Chicago Public Schools'

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Chicago teachers strike in bitter contract dispute

Don Babwin, Sophia Tareen -

September 10, 2012 4:00 am