CHICAGO (CBS) -- The budget watchdog group the Civic Federation warned Monday that the Chicago Public Schools' finances are in such bad shape that the State of Illinois may need to take control of the ...

A new report being released today by the government watchdog Civic Federation puts Chicago Public School finances under the microscope as the district nears a fateful turning point.

Budget watchdog group the Civic Federation warned current circumstances are “so serious that a state financial takeover … is not and should not be out of the question,” and urged the new ...

Newly proposed legislation could make it possible for Arlington to implement major county-government changes. Del. Patrick ...

The borrowing comes as the government watchdog Civic Federation describes the junk-rated school district as being at a ...

The current seven-person Chicago school board, with members all selected by Mayor Brandon Johnson, will switch Wednesday to ...

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That’s abundantly clear from a new report from the Civic Federation, which points out the most pressing fiscal and operational problems in CPS — among them, thousands of new hires largely paid ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The nation's fourth-largest school system is perched on a financial cliff, and will fall if something is not done soon, according to the Civic Federation. The budget watchdog ...