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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Special by the Metro East Sun News


Analysis: Metro East taxpayers fund Chicago Public Schools

By Special by the Metro East Sun |
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling on Illinois’ downstate and suburban taxpayers to bail out its financially beleaguered public school district. Yet an analysis of Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) data shows Metro East property taxpayers are already subsidizing a Chicago school system that spends considerably more than their own.