Call for Special City Council Meeting on October 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Chicago City Council members, including Aldermen Nicole Lee and Gilbert Villegas, addressed a letter to City Clerk Anna Valencia on October 7, 2024. They requested a special meeting to discuss the mass resignation from the Board of Education, potential replacements, a nearly $1 billion deficit, expiring federal COVID-relief funds, and the role of the State legislature and the Chicago School Finance Authority in managing the district's finances.