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Top CPS officials privately warned a new Near South school could undermine neighboring schools, harm Black students

While Mayor Lori Lightfoot has touted the new school to serve Chinatown and other neighborhoods, CPS alumni and even staff inside CPS fear it will do damage to existing schools that serve predominantly African American students.

Chicago Sun-Times

Surprise, surprise: The unexpected undefeated and winless high school football teams

Here’s a look at six teams that have surprised by starting 3-0 or 0-3: Three teams that have an excellent shot at the playoffs and three that have a tough road ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Advocates pitch new plan for Near South CPS high school without breaking housing promises

The proposal pulls together a few separate ideas that have been floated in recent months in an attempt to alter Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan for a new $120 million school on former public housing land.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Build housing, not new high school, on land promised to displaced CHA families

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan appears to be moving forward, despite significant community opposition and even though nearby high schools could easily absorb more students with expanded programs and resources.

Chicago Sun-Times

Morgan Park has its helmets and state playoff dreams as football practice begins

The helmet delay put Morgan Park at a disadvantage all summer. And rivals took notice.

Chicago Sun-Times

Street names for new Lanarkshire development have been confirmed

The development will be built on the site of the former Phillips factory

Daily Record

Art values are booming as New York auctions make billions of dollars in sales

Sotheby's, Christie's and Phillips total sales have hit more than $2.5 billion for 2022 already, led by works by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Pablo Picasso.

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Basquiat Owned by Japan's Maezawa Sells for $85 mn

Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Untitled" 1982 sold for $85 million at auction in New York Wednesday, well above its pre-sale estimate and netting Japanese billionaire space tourist Yusaku Maezawa a tidy profit. Phillips auction house sold the 16-foot-wide painting on behalf of Maezawa, who purchased it in 2016 for $57.3 million. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

High school football notebook: Public League schedule shake-up, Anthony Birsa commits to Northwestern

The Public League football schedule is changing this fall, and Phillips coach Joe Winslow is all for it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Russian-owned auction house faces boycott by art world figures

Despite Phillips’ CEO condemning invasion of Ukraine, some argue that only a boycott will force owners to put pressure on Kremlin

The Guardian - UK

Michael Phillips: ‘Let the Little Light Shine,’ the Chicago documentary about race, education, politics and dissent, electrifies True/False Film Fest

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The recent world premiere of a sensationally effective Chicago documentary tore the roof clean off two different theaters at the 2022 True/False Film Festival.

Chicago Tribune

Russia oligarchs still able to exploit UK art market loopholes, experts say

Warning that laundering of Kremlin-linked cash will be possible despite PM’s claim there is ‘nowhere to hide’

The Guardian - UK

My South Side high school is more than a ‘bad’ school

Many Phillips students face challenges, including food and housing insecurity, that make it hard to focus on schoolwork. Inside a school that people often dismiss are bright and unique students who want to make a difference.

Chicago Sun-Times

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