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Mayor Johnson’s CPS chief resists City Hall borrowing plan, pension payment as budget deadline looms
Chicago Public Schools interim chief Macquline King is resisting pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson to borrow millions of ...
Mayor Johnson holds media briefing after responding to President Trump’s criticism of city’s response to crime
Mayor Brandon Johnson will address the media during his weekly briefing on Tuesday, just a day after issuing a response to ...
CPS leader, alongside unions, briefs City Council members on budget plan in rare sign of unity
CPS faces a $734 million deficit and must present a budget by Wednesday. When asked what happens if CPS doesn’t take out a ...
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CPS budget proposal won’t include city pension reimbursement to avoid more school cuts, sources say
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Interim ...
Opinion
Editorial: Chicago tax hikes to come? City Hall confusion abides.
It doesn’t instill confidence that Mayor Brandon Johnson himself had to walk back his CFO’s statement that a property tax hike proposal is coming.
Mayor Johnson’s crossroads — budget decisions that will define his financial stewardship of Chicago
Johnson should have been “more proactive in meeting the moment we knew was coming” when $1.9 billion in federal pandemic ...
Chicago mayor calls for more from state as school budget deadline looms
With budget deadlines looming for Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Brandon Johnson has raised the dollar amount he says the ...
Chicago woman billed more than $233,000 for water she never used in vacant home with no plumbing
A senior citizen's vacant home in the Back of the Yards neighborhood racked up a staggering $233,000 water bill, despite not ...
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Chicago reopens the fight over hemp THC — and big money is on the line
The debate over intoxicating hemp and its place amid the burgeoning legal cannabis market is set to make a return to the ...
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Chicago grocery tax fight begins at City Hall
A proposed 1% grocery tax in Chicago got off to a rocky start today in the City Council as soon as it was introduced. Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, had been waiting to use a parliamentary maneuver to ...