Number of half-empty Chicago public schools doubles, yet lawmakers want to extend school closing moratorium – Wirepoints
April 19, 2024
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A set of state lawmakers want to extend CPS’ current school closing moratorium to February 1, 2027 – the same year CPS is set to transition to a fully-elected school board. That means schools like Manley High School, with capacity for more than 1,000 students but enrollment of just 78, can’t be closed for anther three years. The school spends $45,000 per student, but just 2.4% of students read at grade level.
Hopefully, all media will get the message, in Illinois, too.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
The eviction ban will never be lifted. Never
Sure it will. When landlords can no longer afford the property taxes the city will start allowing evictions after the property is sold at auction. While those property tax sales are currently on hold the city will be forced to start allowing them in order to get paid. When it hurts them it will be allowed. If it’s only hurting “evil” and “rich” landlords then who cares. Who knows maybe the city will allow the squatters to pay the property taxes and keep the eviction moratorium in place. The squatter gets to stay and only the landlords and banks get… Read more »