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Converting the Metra Electric District main line into rapid transit could be a quicker, cheaper way to improve transit on the South Side than building more Red Line stations, advocates say.
In a move that would cause an under-count of immigrant communities, the Trump administration is building on a long history of using the census to undermine and obscure people of color.
Here’s a roundup of how the Trump administration’s stated policy goals would interact with local laws on immigrant and religious protections, healthcare, housing, education and law enforcement.
In a city struggling to provide basic services, the mayor has set up huge pots of off-budget funds to dole out to developers with little oversight.
The long-awaited expansion of the “L” could mitigate the impact of historic policies that fueled segregation and disinvestment in black communities.
A new $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will support more mental health services at 10 high schools on the South and West sides of the city, where students are at high risk of exposure to violence.
Private developers behind a plan to demolish public housing on the North Side are accused of concealing financing uncertainties.
Chicago has more lead water service lines than any other U.S. municipality, and replacing them would be a complicated and costly project. But years ago, the city of Madison, Wis., removed all of its lead pipes and found a way to pay for it.
District officials are warning principals that their schools may lose poverty dollars due to an inexplicable undercount of low-income students this year.
Proposed changes to the rules governing Head Start would make most programs run six hours a day and 180 days a year – a significant expansion that would require additional funding to prevent cuts to teaching jobs and slots.