Center Square: Pritzker gives latest on migrant shelter contract
Earlier this year, Chicago signed a one-year contract to provide shelter for migrant arrivals, which incorporates “tent cities,” but as winter comes, plans have changed.
Center Square: Report shows teacher vacancies in Illinois hit minority communities hard
Advance Illinois President Robin Steans is calling attention to the way she feels things aren’t adding up for all students in the state’s education system.
Chicago Tribune: Oak Park, which has been providing shelter for migrants, will require them to move out of hotel, YMCA by Jan. 31
Migrants will be asked to work with a case manager or village staff to find new shelter and possibly move them to another city or state.
Sun-Times: Police contract approved, arbitrator’s disciplinary ruling rejected at another stormy City Council meeting
Mayor Brandon Johnson was forced to call for a recess after public observers gathered in the third-floor gallery overlooking the City Council chambers banged on the glass and shouted from their seats.
Chalkbeat: Illinois’ education budget might be tighter over the next several years, say officials
The budget for public schools in Illinois might see some belt-tightening, officials signaled at the Illinois State Board of Education’s meeting Wednesday.
NBC 5 Chicago: Illinois bill mandating paid leave for nearly all workers in state takes effect Jan. 1
Nearly all workers in the state of Illinois will officially be guaranteed at least one week of paid leave in the new year.
Daily Herald: Rosemont to crack down on Texas bus companies bringing migrants to town
Rosemont could cite and fine bus companies from Texas, impound their vehicles and arrest drivers for dropping off migrants in town, under an ordinance approved Monday.
WCIA: Applications open for Decatur Schools magnet programs
Applications are now open for the Decatur Public School district’s three magnet programs in the 2024-25 academic year.