CHICAGO (CBS) -- The budget watchdog group the Civic Federation warned Monday that the Chicago Public Schools' finances are in such bad shape that the State of Illinois may need to take control of ...

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Civic Federation: TIFs Are Good for Chicago Public Schools. Clip: 8/22/2017 | 5m 44s Video has Closed Captions | CC. The governor and his allies say Chicago could solve a lot of its public school ...

The first-year cost is not the issue. The problem, according to Laurence Msall, is what happens after that.

The Civic Federation of Chicago, the local budget watchdog, is warning that finances are so bad in Chicago Public Schools, that the State of Illinois may need to take control of the school system. The ...

UPDATE 4:45 p.m.—The Chicago Board of Education unanimously adopted its $8.4 billion budget and narrowly voted again to maintain Chicago police staffing at Chicago public schools. Despite weeks ...

The Chicago Public Schools board of education unanimously approved the $9.9 billion fiscal 2025 budget Thursday. The vote came on the heels of a report from the Civic Federation of Chicago, a ...

Chicago Public Schools is on the financial brink and the state should consider taking over, according to budget watchdog group the Civic Federation. Skip to content. All Sections.

Ferguson said with Chicago Public Schools likely to ask for a property tax hike to help with its own ... The Civic Federation offered a number of other revenue options that include hiking the ...

The Civic Federation has thrown its support behind a property tax hike and proposed $5.9 billion budget for Chicago Public Schools in 2011-12, but it has concerns about the long-term financial ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The budget watchdog group the Civic Federation warned Monday that the Chicago Public Schools' finances are in such bad shape that the State of Illinois may need to take control of ...