The Chicago Public Schools will hold public hearings on the tentative budget for 1997-98 at locations around the city on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
School officials are seeking a 2.7 percent increase in the school tax levy, which would cost the owner of a home valued at $100,000 an additional $16 a year. Officials say the increase is necessary because of the General Assembly’s failure to enact a comprehensive tax-reform plan.
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Monday’s hearing will be at Lincoln Park High School, 2001 N. Orchard St. Tuesday’s at Harlan High School, 9652 S. Michigan Ave. Wednesday’s at Juarez High School, 2150 S. Laflin St. Hearings will run from 7 to 9 p.m. each day.
![Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago likely will be the second annual 420 Sesh Fest, at Green Rose Dispensary. The party will include live music, a magic show, carnival games, food trucks, pop ups, and product discounts. It also will feature Grammy-nominated […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ctc-l-Illinois-marijuana_175925141.jpg?w=546 "Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago likely will be the second annual 420 Sesh Fest, at Green Rose Dispensary. The party will include live music, a magic show, carnival games, food trucks, pop ups, and product discounts. It also will feature Grammy-nominated […]")
