Kelly Garcia

Chicago Public Schools

State education officials order CPS to fix special education issues for students behind bars

By Kelly Garcia | April 14, 2021

The Illinois State Board of Education issued a corrective action plan for Chicago Public Schools in response to a complaint over alleged failures to serve special education students at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.

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Chicago mayor’s ‘pandemic budget’ passes, but with the most opposition in 30 years

By Grace Del Vecchio (City Bureau), Kelly Garcia, Corli Jay (City Bureau) and F. Amanda Tugade (City Bureau) | December 2, 2020

After a historic budget season, 21 City Council members voted against the mayor’s proposed budget last week. City Bureau spoke with organizers and members of City Council about their plans moving forward.