Meanwhile, there is still no teachers' strike on the horizon. But after 11 months of negotiating a new deal, Chicago Teachers ...

Arena has no prior relationships or track record in Springfield, and is getting a late start on the city’s formidable to-do ...

Seven of 20 school board members say they oppose reimbursing the city for the payment. The mayor has until March 31 to settle ...

The mayor met Wednesday with CPS Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, ...

Illinois' largest city is facing an even bigger crime problem than realized, according to a new report from the Chicago ...

A Chicago alderman said Mayor Brandon Johnson has "no defense" ahead of his congressional testimony on the sanctuary city's policies. "As far as the mayor going to D.C., he's going like a lamb ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson was in the hot seat ... Comer: "Yes or no, will you turn the criminal over to ICE?" Johnson: "With a criminal warrant from the federal government, our ...

When Mayor Brandon Johnson lands in the nation’s capital this week to testify at a Republican-led hearing on sanctuary cities, he will be walking into one of the riskiest arenas of his political ...

The Chicago Board of Education is under no obligation to cover a $175 million pension payment that by law is the city of ...

On New Year’s Day, Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed 2025 by reminding Chicago leaders of the headwinds Black politicians like him face. The mayor sent a Crusader piece from last October titled, “Are ...

Mayor Johnson has received input from the likes of former mayors Lori Lightfoot and Rahm Emanuel, and former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan.