Chicago mayor on the defensive following mass school board resignation
For months, board members for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) – the country's fourth-largest public school system – had been ...
Chicago Teachers Union report aims for alignment between district, mayor and union
The Chicago Teachers Union released a new report in a virtual news conference Wednesday, combining the highly anticipated ...
The Crypto Lobby Dumped $10 Million Into the Race Against Katie Porter, One of Their Main Critics
Katie Porter’s primary campaign under a couple truckloads of actual U.S. currency. Rep. Adam Schiff won the primary and will win the general election unless he falls into the Pacific off the Mendocino ...
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CPS School Board: The race in the North Side's 4th District
Six candidates, all CPS parents with some experience in education who represent a range of views on the issues, are vying to ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pitches $300 million property tax increase to help close massive budget hole
It’s far below the $484 million CPS CEO Pedro Martinez had been hoping for to ... “What’s that going to do to those commercial property values, and how is it going to further exacerbate ...
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Civic Federation calls on mayor to avoid raising property taxes
The Cook County assessor's office is completing a reassessment of property in the city, and stresses on commercial real ... between Johnson and CPS CEO Pedro Martinez: a $175 million pension ...
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Greg Hinz: Johnson rolls the dice on chaos at Chicago Public Schools
In recent days, Johnson has made it clear he wants Pedro Martinez removed as CEO of the ... future of our city,” the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club said in a statement urging Johnson ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks $300M property tax hike in 2025 budget
The city did not provide numbers on how the hike will annually impact commercial properties ... but CPS CEO Pedro Martinez and Johnson’s handpicked Board of Education rejected that payment ...
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As Banner Night approaches, the Celtics look stacked, and other thoughts
It’s the first time I’ve heard John Henry acknowledge that he wanted to fire Grady Little in mid-inning when Grady wouldn’t take Pedro Martinez ... cramming in extra commercial time at ...
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LA Sportswalk set for Monday in San Pedro, tickets going fast
Kimbrell and Martinez are local high school coaches ... with a ceremony that also marked the revitalization of San Pedro’s downtown commercial district. In the 45 years since, the organization ...
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2024 Election Results: Wednesday afternoon update on U.S. House races in LA County
Key Congressional races have also dominated headlines. Democrats are hoping to wrest control of the House from Republicans, ...
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Hurricane Milton aftermath and recovery in Southwest Florida
NBC TWO'S MERCEDES MARTINEZ IS THERE WITH HOW PEOPLE ARE HELPING ... Little Gasparilla Island, Don Pedro Island and Boca Grande. For all other areas, the curfew and ban on the sale of alcoholic ...