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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The City Council and Mayor Richard Daley paused during today's meeting to pay tribute to late school board president Michael Scott, who one alderman lauded as Chicago 's secretary of state. Scott's widow, Diane, his children, Monique and Michael Jr., and other family members and friends looked on in the council chambers as about two dozen aldermen rose to reminisce about...
The Humble Libertarian (Free subscription) | yesterday
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Guthrie Michael Scott was a prominent and active campaigner for human rights in Southern and Central Africa, administered by the South African and British authorities.
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
It was hard to ignore the empty seat at today's Board of Education meeting. Normally it would have been filled by Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott, who died a week ago of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the head. Instead, his vacant chair was draped in folds of purple and black fabric while a glass vase of yellow and white flowers adorned his desk. To start the meeting,...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
A Video tribute to Chicago Board Of Education President Michael Scott during a public memorial service for Scott at the UIC Forum today. A private funeral was held at Holy Family Church in Chicago Saturday. (Tribune / Scott Strazzante)
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott was remembered today at Holy Family Church as a civic giant who remained calm amid adversity, but also as a doting father and faithful friend to Mayor Richard Daley. While Scott's death remains a shock to those struggling to understand its violent, self-inflicted circumstances, many mourners left the funeral service with smiles...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
More than 1,000 friends, family members and colleagues gathered at Holy Family Church on the near west side today to remember Chicago School Board President Michael Scott.
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Gov. Pat Quinn, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. among attendees The public memorial for Chicago school board President Michael Scott gave a platform for prominent figures to share memories, but the event also allowed West Side residents to say goodbye to one of their own.
OfficeTally (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
As I was watching fan comments come in on last night’s episode of The Office, Shareholder Meeting, I saw quite a few that exclaimed “Michael Scott for President!” So it seems that Michael Scott needed to be iconized. :) “It’s a 45-day, 45-point, one point per day, we get to 45 points, we’re back in business!” P.S. Click [...]
THE METHODS REPORTER (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Chicago Sun Times columnist Mark Brown helps Chicagoans understand why African-Americans are less likely to accept Board of Education President Michael Scott's apparent self-inflicted fatal gun... (Like this story? Click the headline to vote it up on WindyCitizen.com)
FantasyBookReview.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Lorenzo di Bonaventura (G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra/Transformers) has signed a deal to produce a big screen adaptation of Michael Scott’s six-part fantasy book series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. Di Bonaventura is no stranger to supernatural success stories; as production president at Warner Bros., he was integral to the genesis of [...]
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
A public memorial service for Chicago school board president Michael Scott is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
We can only hope that those who knew Michael Scott will continue his quest to educate, protect and uplift the invisible ones who live among us.
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
With questions still lingering around the circumstances of the death of Michael Scott, the Chicago Police is not rushing to issue its ruling. Still, in light of recent discoveries in the investigation, it seems that they may be inclined to issue a ruling in line with the one the Cook County Medical Examiner's office issued earlier this week and has been forced to defend . Among other...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Mayor Daley lit into a reporter Wednesday for asking whether the death of his longtime friend Michael Scott will affect the mayor's political career. At a press conference following a City Council budget hearing, Tera Williams of Fox Chicago asked Daley to comment on the suggestion that Scott's death could impact him politically. "Some of [Scott's] friends are also...
