On third try, Illinois House approves education funding bill
Following some twists and turns, the Illinois House on Monday narrowly approved a historic overhaul of the way the state funds schools, a key step toward freeing up money for...
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Democrats, Republicans say a tentative deal reached on school funding
The four Democratic and Republican legislative leaders said Thursday that they have reached a tentative agreement with Gov. Bruce Rauner on a plan to fund schools, though the sides warn...
Ethics officials probing Cook County property tax appeals official
Cook County ethics officials are investigating whether tax appeals Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr. profited when his law firm sued county government, and they're asking a judge to order Rogers' firm...
Emanuel, Rauner spar in latest front in war over school funding
As politicians continue to bicker over state school funding with payments already behind, Gov. Bruce Rauner is accusing Mayor Rahm Emanuel of using the city's tax increment finance districts as...
Bloomberg funds $2 million in ads backing Preckwinkle pop tax
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is getting a little help from a familiar ally in the soda pop war over the county's new, much-criticized penny-an-ounce tax on sweetened beverages....
Emanuel pushes back at Sessions in podcast with longtime ally Axelrod
On a podcast hosted by a friend and political ally, Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushed back against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' allegation that Chicago's sanctuary city status fuels its crime...
Police to review security after fights cancel Safe Summer League tournament at United Center
Chicago's top cop says his department will review security measures after a youth basketball tournament at the United Center was canceled Monday night after fights broke out.No serious injuries or...
Emanuel: ‘Members of the neo-Nazi and the KKK think they have a friend in the Oval Office’
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Monday praised the weekend's protests against a rally of white nationalists in Virginia and said "members of the neo-Nazi and the KKK think they have a friend...
CPS proposes $5.7 billion budget, including $269 million in help from city
Chicago Public Schools on Friday unveiled a $5.7 billion operating budget "framework" for the coming school year that relies on well over a quarter-billion dollars in help from the city...
Democrats worry about political fallout from county soda pop tax
Concern about the political effects of a deeply unpopular county pop tax — on top of recent state and city tax increases — on Thursday hung over the first day...