cover of episode Afternoon News: Wednesday September 18, 2024

Afternoon News: Wednesday September 18, 2024

2024/9/18
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The Rundown | Chicago News

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The Chicago Board of Education has approved a new five year strategic plan that envisions more students learning a second language. The Chicago City Council has approved an $11.6 million settlement for Anthony Jakes, who spent two decades in prison after detectives under the disgraced late commander Jon Burge beat a false confession out of him in a 1991 murder case. Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch says it’s too early to say what lawmakers will do during the fall veto session in Springfield.