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A packed, but not exhaustive, tour of Chicago's notorious political chicanery.
Once confined to back-room negotiations, the draft is now a public media event.
Natalie Moore on her new book “The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation”
"Effectively, the district is bankrupt," said one former Chicago schools chief.
$10m in municipal debt downgraded
The financial — and emotional — cost adds up.
The proposed $544 million property tax hike would pay for pension shortfalls.
Properties in nice areas are still up for grabs 7 years after the mortgage crisis.
It's a billion dollars short, and the district's debt is piling up.
The cutbacks come just 2 years after the city closed almost 50 elementary schools.
