Chicago Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:18:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Chicago Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Rob Ford’s Problems Follow Him To Chicago https://teachingkidsnews.com/2012/09/21/2-toronto-mayors-problems-follow-him-to-chicago/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2012/09/21/2-toronto-mayors-problems-follow-him-to-chicago/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:28:50 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=7362 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford went to Chicago, Illinois in the U.S. this week.

He went to promote goodwill between the two cities and also to make some business deals. But he couldn’t shake the scandal that he'd left behind in Toronto.

The mayor has been accused of using city staff to help with his personal hobby of coaching football.

He has also been accused of charging the cost of his car and other expenses to the city, even when they are used for football.

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Relatively Unknown Pitcher Pitches A Perfect Game https://teachingkidsnews.com/2012/04/24/relatively-unknown-pitcher-pitches-a-perfect-game/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2012/04/24/relatively-unknown-pitcher-pitches-a-perfect-game/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:27:41 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=6378 Last Saturday, a relatively unknown pitcher did something that's only been done 20 times before in the whole history of Major League Baseball.

The last time it happened, was in 2010. And it's only happened for the White Sox twice before, in their 112-year history.

Last Saturday, Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber threw a perfect game.

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