50-0. City Council unanimously kills Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase
The overwhelming vote was largely symbolic. Negotiations aimed at reducing or eliminating the property tax increase and ...
Council unanimously votes down Mayor Johnson's property tax proposal to address budget gap
The Chicago City Council unanimously voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike in a special meeting Thursday. Aldermen voted 50-0 on the hike, which was meant to help close a ...
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Chicago Board of Education pushes Acero to find alternatives to planned charter school closures
which have increased friction between Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office and Chicago Public Schools leadership. The Acero charter network announced last month that it will close seven campuses because of ...
CBOE resolution seeks to save Acero charter schools, offering hope to students and staff
The Chicago Board of Education voted unanimously to explore keeping the seven Acero charter schools open, giving families and teachers hope, and requiring Acero to return any unspent public funds ...
Top mayoral aide says 'world view' has changed since she openly pushed to defund police
Three members of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s City Council leadership team demanded that Johnson fire Chief External Affairs ...
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Chicago Teachers Union spent $1.74M trying to take over Chicago school board
The Chicago Teachers Union spent $1.74 million on its endorsed school board candidates. But most of them were defeated, ...
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Chicago Public Schools Seeks Alternatives to Acero Schools' Proposed Charter Closures Impacting 2,000 Students
The tug-of-war between Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Acero Schools took a decisive ... of former board members and the ...
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Chicago Public Schools calls special board meeting over Acero charter school closures
CHICAGO — In the latest development in a monthslong battle between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union, ...
Editorial: Who’s the threat to democracy now? Brandon Johnson mocks Chicago voters with CPS power play.
Five newly elected members of the Chicago Board of Education delivered a blunt message Tuesday to Mayor Brandon Johnson. Yes, ...
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Jennifer Custer wins District 1 NW Side school board seat; area incumbents win Illinois House, Senate seats
BRIAN NADIG State representatives Lindsey LaPointe (D-19) and Mike Kelly (D-15) and state Senator Robert Martwick (D-10) were ...
Daywatch: CPS calls special meeting over charter school closures
Good morning, Chicago. In the latest development in a monthslong battle between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago ...