With one year till Chicagoans elect the school board for the first time, here's what's still being worked out
Lawmakers have agreed on a voting map but are considering a last-minute proposal to accelerate moving to a fully elected board.
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Lawmakers have agreed on a voting map but are considering a last-minute proposal to accelerate moving to a fully elected board.
Donald E. Stephens' name graces several sites in Rosemont, but on Monday the late mayor's legacy as a builder was enshrined with the dedicaton of the Balmoral Avenue bridge over the Tri-State Tollway in his honor.
School choice in Illinois is dead. For now. The teachers unions were on a warpath to kill Illinois’ small tax-credit scholarship program and their Democratic allies weren’t willing to cross them. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon failed to call a bill to a vote this week to extend the program and with that, the Invest in Kids Act sunsets at the end of this year.
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he continues his push for democracy on the Chicago School board, even though lawmakers didn't pass legislation during their most recent
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he continues his push for democracy on the Chicago School board, even though lawmakers didn't pass legislation during their most recent