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WBEZ: Declining enrollment bumps Chicago Public Schools out of its slot as the nation’s third-largest school district
The number of students enrolled in Chicago Public Schools continued to decline this fall, with the biggest drops in elementary schools, but the losses are less than the dramatic declines during the height of the pandemic.
The drop also was not as steep as the worst case scenario figure of 15,000 some researchers had predicted.
Daily Herald: Ready to vote? Early voting available across the suburbs
Voters eager to get their ballots in early headed to their local county clerk’s offices Thursday to cast their votes.
Illinois voters will elect a governor and other statewide officeholders as well as state and federal representatives, county board members and countywide officials.
Chicago Tribune: Mayor Lori Lightfoot will forgo election-year property tax increase that’s tied to inflation
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot won’t try to raise property taxes next year, after all.
As she prepares to kick off her 2023 budget push Monday, Lightfoot announced Thursday she would do so without trying to pass the unpopular $42.7 million hike.
Chicago Sun-Times: Lawsuit forces CPD to improve access to lawyers for detainees
Getting your phone call while in the custody of Chicago police should get easier after city officials on Wednesday settled a lawsuit with activist and legal aid groups alleging CPD routinely denied arrestees access to lawyers.
Crain's Chicago Business: ComEd sticks ratepayers with part of $140 million electrocution settlement
State Journal-Register: Have you received your money? How to check the status of your Illinois tax rebate
Illinois’ rollout of property and income tax rebates, where millions of Illinois taxpayers are eligible, began earlier this month and is expected to continue in the weeks to come.
“My office will be working diligently to get these rebates into the hands of taxpayers,” Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said in a statement once rebates began to be sent on Sept. 12. “After all, it’s your money. A total of $1.2 billion dollars will be released over the next six to eight weeks to nearly six million taxpayers.”