Good morning, Chicago. Primary elections were held last night in Chicago’s suburbs, and several well-known names were on the ballot. In Dolton, Trustee Jason House declared victory over incumbent Mayor Tiffany Henyard in the Democratic primary.
The measure passed by the narrowest possible margin with the support of the entire Progressive Caucus and all but four members of the Black Caucus.
The Acero charter network announced last year plans to shutter Cruz K-12 as well as Casas, Cisneros, Fuentes, Paz, Santiago and Tamayo elementary schools due to declining enrollment, increasing personnel and facilities maintenance costs.
A conservative advocacy group filed a legal challenge against Chicago Public Schools on Friday over an initiative to give extra support to Black students, calling the program discriminatory under federal civil-rights laws and in violation of recent guidance from the Trump administration.
Secret service agents were mistakenly identified as ICE officers when attempting to enter an elementary school, creating a potentially stressful environment for education majors stationed in schools.
CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.
In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, a national group claims the plan is discriminatory, citing efforts by the Trump administration to rid schools of race-based programs.
“The word bankruptcy has been hanging over Chicago like a storm cloud about to burst,” wrote American Enterprise Institute fellow Andrew G. Biggs, a federal overseer of Puerto Rico’s insolvency reorganization, in a recent New York Times commentary. Last year, Chicago’s official pension actuary issued a similar warning.
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