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 ...
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Mayor Johnson to appoint 7 new School Board members Monday after current board members’ resignation announcement
The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the ... about Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plans to fire CPS CEO Pedro Martinez and his request for CPS to borrow over $300M through a ...
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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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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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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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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Chicago Teachers Union report aims for alignment between district, mayor and union
But facing a serious budget deficit amid ongoing teachers’ contract negotiations, they have sharply criticized CPS CEO Pedro Martinez for not funding all of their contract demands in the $9.9 ...
The Boston Globe27d
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 ...
Los Angeles Daily News22d
LA County voters will help decide key US Congressional races
Gil Cisneros is running against Republican attorney Daniel Jose Bocic Martinez. Photos ... Waters is up against Republican Steve Williams, a commercial real estate broker. Courtesy images ...
Silicon Valley27d
Phillips 66 closing California refinery; more than 600 jobs at stake
“Phillips 66 remains committed to serving California and will continue to take the necessary steps to meet our commercial and customer demands ... an environmental activist in San Pedro. “No doubt ...
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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, ...
Orange County Register28d
Phillips 66 closing its LA Harbor-area refinery; more than 600 jobs at stake
“Phillips 66 remains committed to serving California and will continue to take the necessary steps to meet our commercial and ... environmental activist in San Pedro. “No doubt another company ...