🌱 Why Cicero schools just lost 50 educators, and what’s behind it
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- Why Cicero schools just lost 50 educators, and what’s behind it
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an elephant with a rhinoceros? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Illinois Federation of Teachers files lawsuit against Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas over failure to disperse property tax funds (wgntv.com) — Cicero families are directly affected as Cicero School District 209 has already laid off 50 educators, a move union leaders link to delayed Cook County property tax distributions. A new lawsuit by the Illinois Federation of Teachers accuses Treasurer Maria Pappas of withholding hundreds of millions owed to school districts, worsening budget gaps and forcing more borrowing and cuts across Cook County. 
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🗞 Nearby News
Berwyn
- Rep. Rashid: Legislature Must Stop Exempting Itself from the Accountability Rules It Applies to Everyone Else (einpresswire.com)
- Two Suspects Detained in Will County ADF for Alleged Roles in Video Gaming Thefts, Warrant out for a Third (fwrnews.com)
- Chicago's Hispanic Chamber Foundation Opens $5,000 Grants for Businesses Hit by Immigration Raids (latintimes.com)
Forest Park
- Living Word Christian Center to Host Major Back‑to‑School Family Event August 1 at Forest Park Plaza, Supported by Forest Park Plaza and Living Fresh Market (citizennewspapergroup.com)
- Hoskins appointed to new transit board (forestparkreview.com)
- Village passes budget with no plan to boost revenue lined up (forestparkreview.com)
La Grange
- Rabid Bat Found In La Grange Park: Authorities (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: ‘Ell if I know. (Thank you KYLE B. for sending it in!)
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