Some school board members say they are relieved the mayor is recommending a record TIF surplus; others say they knew the ...

As Mayor Brandon Johnson highlighted his $16.6 billion 2026 budget plan, only staunch progressive allies consistently stood up to cheer on key measures.

District officials said launching the programs was in line with its long term goal of ensuring students become “bilterate.” ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a $16.6 billion budget for 2026. If approved by City Council, it would provide $552.4 million ...

The City Council also agreed to pay $8 million to the family of Leonardo Guerrero, who died after being strapped to a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new budget proposal recommends the city declare a historic surplus of funds from special taxing districts’ funds, shoring up the finances of Chicago Public Schools for the ...

The line to draw here is that we either are going to protect working people in Chicago from Trump’s cuts, or we are going to ...

If one thing is true of teachers’ unions, it is that they are far more than just bargaining entities. They are cultural ...

Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland will face economic costs from the Trump administration's showy deployments of National ...

Illinois and Chicago filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block the Trump administration’s planned deployment of National Guard ...

Editorial: The Chicago Teachers Union’s praise for a divisive figure convicted of murdering a police officer is the latest disturbing example of the embrace of political violence.