
Celebrated all-boys charter school in Chicago cited by CPS for ‘dismal’ financial management
CPS says Urban Prep operated using cash advances and predatory loans. School leaders say its financial issues have been resolved.
CPS says Urban Prep operated using cash advances and predatory loans. School leaders say its financial issues have been resolved.
They say the state lacks resources to house some troubled kids but they’re working to fix the complicated problem.
The state’s child welfare agency says it has nowhere else to put the children. Opponents call it cruel, and a civil rights violation.
In recordings from a closed-door meeting, former park district board president Avis Lavelle said she left to relieve pressure on Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
The station sued nearly a year ago after the city blacked out portions of a complaint letter from a Chicago Park District lifeguard.
The longtime manager at public pools on the Northwest Side becomes the second supervisor charged in the park district scandal.
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Interim Park District CEO Rosa Escareno will appear at town hall meetings to discuss improving safety for workers and the new Office of Prevention and Accountability.
Investigators criticized Jennifer Lin’s response to the accusations in Evanston. But she has a new job with the circuit court clerk.
An independent counsel is sharply criticizing north suburban officials who buried serious allegations from many female lifeguards and other beach workers.