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Gov. Rod Blagojevich has cut $137 million from substance abuse and mental health programs across the state to close a budget shortfall. A Daily News slideshow illustrates the impact at one facility.
6 days ago | By Megan Cottrell
City Colleges of Chicago trustees OK'd a property tax increase today and discussed the merits of merits of the system's marking campaign, budgeted $5.6 million this academic year.
25 days ago | By Peter Sachs
Chicago property taxes would increase slightly to meet rising enrollment and costs under a proposal released by college trustees. The public can comment at a meeting Thursday morning.
25 days ago | By Peter Sachs
North West Side residents are rallying voters to approve a referendum that would raise taxes to fund free mental health services for residents. The measure will appear on the ballots in 103 precincts.
1 month ago | By Megan Cottrell
The amount of funding the state provides to Chicago Public Schools has been a constant issue this year and led to a school boycott. Schools chief Arne Duncan is asking state lawmakers to hike income taxes to provide more education funds.
2 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
The amount of funding the state provides to Chicago Public Schools has been a constant issue this year and led to a school boycott. Schools chief Arne Duncan is asking state lawmakers to hike income taxes to provide more education funds.
2 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
The CPS budget calls for spending $100 million in reserve funds to avoid tax increases. The district will dedicate $18 million for a high school transformation program.
3 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
The Chicago Public Schools district will draw $100 million from its reserve fund rather than raise its tax rate to meet a budget shortfall, school officials say.
4 months ago | By Steven Chaitman
A proposal by Commissioner Tony Peraica to reverse the county's 1 percent sales tax fails by a 10-7 vote with some of Peraica's colleagues accusing him of political grandstanding.
4 months ago | By Paul Rock
Existing caps on property tax increases aren't enough, the mayor says. Tax bills are rising faster than paychecks, leading homeowners to default on their mortgages, he says.
5 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announces a broad range of city budget cuts that will include a hiring freeze and spending cuts brought on by lingering economic woes and the effects of a harsh winter.
8 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Real estate advocates say the plan punishes property owners already suffering from declining sale prices. The money will be used to avert CTA service cuts.
8 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
The mayor offered an olive branch to strapped homeowners, allowing them to appeal property assessments in advance of their 2007 tax filings.
9 months ago | By Jessica Pupovac
County: reassessment not in the cards
9 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Military to ride CTA for free
9 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
