Chicago Tonight | The Week in Review: Bears Pitch Domed Lakefront Stadium; Pro-Palestinian Protests at Northwestern, with Melody Mercado Justin Laurence Maggie Hendricks Reema Amin & host Nick Blumberg news.wttw.com/2024/04/26/wee…

When he was running for mayor, Johnson was adamant and clear that keeping the Bears shouldn’t come with a multibillion dollar bill for taxpayers.

This week Johnson says his support is “not at all” inconsistent with his progressive platform or roots: wbez.org/stories/johnso…

Chi Public Sch CEO Pedro Martinez says the district is not giving up trying to return bus service for magnet and selective enrollment schools. 'WE are not going to stop until we explore every option.'

Northwestern President Michael Schill changed the student code of conduct *THIS MORNING* to ban tents from campus as students set up their Palestine protest encampment. And he threatened students with suspension, expulsion or criminal charges. chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-w…

My workplace has suddenly become a hostile environment

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I didn't even need beans, but I could not help myself at the grocery store today.

'So with no clear sources of new revenue, it appears CPS is redistributing existing funding from some schools to others, based on a WBEZ/Sun-Times analysis and interviews with school leaders. The district has so far refused to publicly release the budgets for broader analysis.'

Chicago Public Media laid off 14 staffers — and dramatically cut WBEZ's podcast unit and Vocalo Radio 91.1, the people who make our most diverse programming. Ask execs and the board to reconsider the cuts, #SaveWBEZ and #SaveVocalo . SIGN THIS PETITION AND SHARE 👇🏾actionnetwork.org/forms/savewbez…

BREAKING: The City Council voted 30-18 to spend an additional $70 million to house, feed and care for the men, women and children sent to Chicago from the southern border after another impassioned debate that once again exposed the racial fault lines dividing Chicago. WTTW - Chicago PBS

BIG news for NYC schools: city is committing $500 mil next year to prop up ed programs funded by expiring federal aid + facing fiscal cliff.

That's abt half of the total $1b fiscal cliff, so big cuts and questions remain. But here's what we know so far: chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…