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Johnson pushing CPS to cover disputed $175M pension payment
If the school district doesn't come up with the money by the end of March, the city will likely have to raid its own reserves ...
City Council to vote on Mayor Johnson’s $830M bond plan
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $830 million bond proposal for infrastructure projects in Chicago will be voted on Wednesday, with ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson warns he will need to dip into reserves unless school board approves pension payment, borrowing
Mayor Brandon Johnson and his CFO addressed their March 30 deadline to persuade the school board to make a $175 million ...
Chicago City Council Passes Controversial $830 Million Bond Plan
Chicago’s City Council on Wednesday approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s controversial proposal to sell $830 million in bonds for ...
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Complaint Against CPS over Race-Based Academic Initiative
CPS recently introduced a new initiative aimed at improving academic outcomes for Black students, but the plan has faced ...
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Chicago school board to consider saving 4 of 7 Acero charter schools slated for closure
The board’s vote could change the original plan, which was to save all seven Acero schools slated for closure next year.
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CPS Now Expected to Save 4 of 7 Acero Charter Schools Slated for Closure
The Acero charter network announced last year plans to shutter Cruz K-12 as well as Casas, Cisneros, Fuentes, Paz, Santiago ...
Illinois schools will continue to teach LGBTQ+ history despite warning from feds
State Supt. Tony Sanders sent a message to school leaders last week, instructing them to continue teaching LGBTQ+, as well as Black and Asian American history. The state’s Inclusive ...
Mayor Johnson tightens CPS language, stands pat on $830M infrastructure bond on eve of showdown vote
"This is not a payday loan" Mayor Brandon Johnson declared Tuesday in discussing his $830 million bond issue, up for City Council approval Wednesday.
5 things we learned at the NFL combine, including a potential overhaul of the Chicago Bears offensive line
Will the Chicago Bears be major players in free agency? Is a full overhaul of the offensive line realistic? New coach Ben ...
CPD to announce multiple charges against 21-year-old man linked to 8 murders, attempted murders in 2020
The Chicago Police Department Wednesday will announce charges in multiple murder investigations against a 21-year-old man believed to be connected to as many as eight murders or attempted murders that ...