Local & Regional · North America
Long a foregone conclusion, property tax hikes will no longer be a given under elected CPS board
Chicago’s school board has long relied on increasing property taxes annually — the only avenue the school district has available to raise revenue on its own. Those increases have generated more than $100 million every year and helped balance the underfunded school district’s budget. But with the Chicago Public Schools
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Chicago’s school board has long relied on increasing property taxes annually — the only avenue the school district has available to raise revenue on its own. Those increases have generated more than $100 million every year and helped balance the underfunded school district’s budget. But with the Chicago Public Schools