Chicago general obligation bond prices have dropped sharply since the start of the year, according to the Center for ...

State officials say putting early childhood programs under one agency will make it easier for families to navigate a complex system. But a new report notes there’s lots of obstacles to overcome.

After Mayor Brandon Johnson split the city's $260 million advance pension payment, more than 30 aldermen introduced a ...

Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain ...

(The Center Square) – A grassroots Chicago group is calling for a forensic audit of the city’s entire public school system after a scathing report by the Chicago Board of Education Office of the ...

Editor’s note: The remains of missing CPS teacher Linda Brown have been found in Lake Michigan, according to Chicago police. CHICAGO — The vehicle of a missing Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teacher has ...

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Chicago Public Schools blinked on a small but symbolically charged property tax increase, as the city’s broader budget fight reached a boiling point. Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden ...

The editorial board of the Washington Post called out Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday, arguing he has mismanaged Chicago to the point the city has financially "lost its mind." The board argued that ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is now a political machine — focused not on education or collective bargaining but on expanding its control over city government, taxpayer dollars and the broader labor ...

As City Hall scrambles to close the over $1 billion deficit, and Mayor Brandon Johnson implores all departments to tighten their belts, cuts are quietly and disproportionately assigned to the Chicago ...

'I am aware that my pension as a Chicago public school teacher is dependent on factors that are very much in flux right now' "Based on my early work life, I have about $1,000 a month in Social ...