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When Rahm says “It’s for the kids,” look out!

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday morning visited the three Chicago Public Schools where teachers last week voted in favor of a controversial proposal to add 90 minutes to the school day this year.

It’s getting to be a predictable warning sign – Mayor Emanuel surrounds himself with a bunch of sweet-faced CPS students just as he’s sharpening his dagger for his next victims.

Here’s the latest. With little notice, the Illinois General Assembly has given Chicago the go-ahead to install