Both CPS CEO Pedro Martinez and CTU leadership called this week to use property tax dollars collected to spur economic ...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez told Crain's today he's presenting a plan to the City Council to sweep nearly $1 ...

A special City Council meeting had been scheduled for Wednesday to look into the recent school board shakeup, but no school ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is on the defensive after all seven ... the country's fourth-largest public school system – had ...

The now outgoing Chicago Board of Education and Mayor Brandon Johnson's six hand-picked replacements are invited to Wednesday's special City Council meeting. But so far, no one has responded to that ...

After all members of the Chicago Board of Education decided to step down, Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing attacks on his ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s announcement on new measures to close Chicago’s nearly $1 billion budget deficit, which could include layoffs, is one of several storylines coming out of City Hall on Wednesday ...

Ward Ald. Gil Villegas says some council members are eager to vet the proposed appointees to find out if there are conflicts of interest.

Some members of Chicago City Council are asking Illinois lawmakers to limit mayoral authority in regards to Board of ...

The event came after an at-times contentious news conference on Monday,​ where Johnson announced six appointees to his new ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the proposed appointees have been vetted by his staff and will go through the next vetting process with CPS.

The Chicago Public Schools system is a disaster, and it isn’t being helped by the fact that the city’s Democratic officials keep using it as a political tool.