CRAINALERTS: Chicago school board elections awash with cash

Chicago school board elections awash with cash

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Chicago school board elections awash with cash

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1. Greg Hinz: Election meant to democratize Chicago's school board has become an insider's game

The race to fill the city's first elected school board seats is now awash with cash — but not attention.

2. As Johnson scrambles to close $1 billion budget gap, vote could get delayed to December

The delay would give the mayor's budget team more time to find politically feasible personnel cuts and revenue boosters to avoid going back on Johnson’s promise to not raise property taxes.

3. Outside Schurz High School, two dumpsters' worth of books

A CPS rep calls it "weeding" — an apparently routine practice of refreshing school bookshelves. In this case that meant tossing out fresh-looking books ranging from "Life of Pi" to "The Hate U Give" and many more.

4. Dan McGrath: The White Sox officially hit rock bottom, and Reinsdorf finally owns the team he deserves

It's time for the chairman to admit he doesn't understand the South Side, this franchise or how the game is played today and that he never will. It's time to sell.

5. Q&A: What rate cuts — and tariff talk — portend for the Midwest in the global economy

Chicago economist Diane Swonk had been skeptical that the Federal Reserve could engineer a soft landing from post-pandemic inflation. Now she's coming around. She shares her insights with Crain's.

6. Some of United's 737s had rudders at risk of jamming, safety board warns

The FAA said United is the only U.S. airline that had the affected parts, though its "understanding" is they are no longer in use.

7. Illinois infant mortality rate drops between 2018 and 2021

Promising statistics in infant deaths were tempered by data showing the mortality rate for babies born to Black women is nearly three times that of infants born to white, Hispanic, and Asian women.

8. How UChicago made med school and community engagement go hand-in-hand

Dr. Vineet Arora, dean of the university's Pritzker School of Medicine, discusses engaging med students in the surrounding neighborhoods, an effort that recently won the school another feather in its cap.

9. Not everyone heeded South Beach's siren song: Crain's Daily Gist podcast

Chicago’s pandemic exodus was a thing, but not as much as it first seemed. Crain’s reporter John Pletz tells host Amy Guth how IRS data shows there’s a lot more to the story.

10. Chicago chefs recommend 8 of their favorite local restaurants

We ask industry folks where they like to eat on their days off. Some recommend upscale and well-known restaurants, while others share their favorite hidden gems on Crain's dining podcast.