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Mayor Rahm Emanuel defends property tax hike as "what's right."
"We have a generous raise on the table," said CPS CEO Forrest Claypool, who expects to reach a deal.
Chicago Public Schools also announced three schools paid for their own testing.
Chicago Teachers Union spokeswoman Stephanie Gadlin accused CPS of lying and ignoring new revenue ideas.
The latest budget is based on a contract deal the Chicago Teachers Union rejected in January.
Only one of the 324 schools to be tested still awaits results, but 112 failed initial lead tests.
Protesters at the Board of Education backed three aldermanic proposals to raise a total of $400 million.
Onahan had four fountains fail, but CPS said the water may have been turned off before testing.
The district said it had tested all 324 schools built before new lead standards took effect in 1986.
This year's budget for Taft is $500,000 less than last year, Principal Mark Grishaber said.
CPS CEO Forrest Claypool said state money helped keep per-pupil funding steady for next year.
The schools included Darwin, Deneen, Disney II, Funston, Goudy, Penn, Smyth and Solomon.
The new schools that tested positive for lead were Chappell, Durkin Park, Gunsaulus and Wentworth.
Hundreds of more schools still need to be tested for lead.
Lincoln Square homeowners discovered a letter from the Board of Ed declaring a similar crisis in 1929.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.