Name: After eleventh-hour plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Senate president likely to put school closing bill on hold
Uploaded: 2024-05-24T20:01:31-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: SPRINGFIELD — After a last-minute plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is expected to put the brakes on legislation that would extend a moratorium on public school closings in Chicago. In a letter to Harmon on Thursday, Johnson wrote that the legislation, originally aimed at protecting selective enrollment schools from closures, […]

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After eleventh-hour plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Senate president likely to put school closing bill on hold

SPRINGFIELD — After a last-minute plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is expected to put the brakes on legislation that would extend a moratorium on public school closings in Chicago. In a letter to Harmon on Thursday, Johnson wrote that the legislation, originally aimed at protecting selective enrollment schools from closures, […]