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In a charter passed by the Illinois General Assembly on February 13, 1863, the Chicago Board of Education was granted exclusive power over operating the city's schools. [3] Greater administrative control was given to the board in 1865, when the General Assembly amended the 1863 charter, including moving control over the school fund, which had ...
The clerk is a citywide elected office, and is one of three city-wide elected officials in the City of Chicago, along with the Mayor and the Treasurer. The current city clerk is Anna Valencia. One former city clerk is more famous for his non-political activities: The late Baseball Hall of Famer Cap Anson served one term from 1905-1907.
Generally speaking, the mayor and city departments comprise the executive branch of the city government, and the city council comprises the legislative branch. [3] However, the mayor does have some formal legislative functions such as being the presiding officer of the council and being able to break tie votes, and informally has dominated legislative activity since the late 19th century.
The city and county jointly sponsored an architectural competition that Holabird & Roche won by unanimous vote. [12] Construction of the county building (east wing) began in 1905, and by 1907 some county offices were already beginning to move in. [12] Construction of city hall (the west wing) was delayed until 1909 because the city had to wait for the State to increase its borrowing authority ...
The Chicago City Council finally passed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget on Monday with a 27-23 vote. ... and $1 million in staff cuts across city departments. ... Johnson’s budget aims to ...
"Free Public Schools of Chicago" Eclectic Journal of Education and Literary Review (January 15, 1851). 2#20 online; Havighurst, Robert J. The public schools of Chicago: a survey for the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (1964). online; Henry, Nelson B. “Financial Support and Administration of the Chicago Public Schools.”
Kylie Zielinski loves watching Christmas hauls and gift idea videos on TikTok. So, after finishing her Christmas shopping for her boyfriend, Teddy, Zielinski thought it would be a great idea to ...
Its request for city status, however, was denied due to an existing town already named Santa Fe in Indiana. As a result, it was named Santa Claus instead. It's the home of a decades-old tradition ...