Inside Mayor Brandon Johnson’s stunning fight for control of Chicago schools as CTU contract talks stall
The long-simmering standoff between City Hall and Chicago Public Schools leadership that just blew up in the public eye ...
Chicago’s Nasty Schools Showdown
Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to fire the schools chief to please a union.
Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a White Sox superfan, says attacks against Jerry Reinsdorf border 'antisemitism'
Ahead of the Sox’ matchup with the Detroit Tigers on Friday evening, when the South Siders could set the record for most ...
CPS considering program cuts and staff furloughs to pay for pending teachers contract
CPS slides prepared for the mayor’s office obtained by WBEZ and the Sun-Times lay out a menu of cost-saving efforts, ...
Meeting devolves into chaos as residents lash out at Illinois mayor for lavish spending
Police were called during a Thornton Township, Illinois, budget meeting when a verbal fight broke out between supervisor ...
Township meeting with controversial Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard spirals out of control, police called
Controversial Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard once again sparred with locals and trustees during a heated Thornton Township ...
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City Club of Chicago: Rachel Arfa – Commissioner of the City of Chicago Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
September 26, 2024 Rachel Arfa – Commissioner – Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities City Club event description: ...
Ford Heights mayor resigns after felony embezzlement conviction
The law in Illinois is, when the word ‘guilty’ came out of the judge’s mouth, he was removed from office,” Griffin’s attorney ...
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Chicago school board doesn't fire CEO — but does commit to no closures until 2027
Despite weeks of pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson and the teachers union, the Chicago Board of Education did not remove ...
Mayor’s war with CPS CEO is deferred
There was no showdown between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez. The board didn’t discuss Martinez’s employment contract, and it didn’t take up the mayor’s idea of ...
Opinion
Editorial: Gov. Pritzker needs to speak forcefully against Mayor Johnson’s CPS machinations
A year ago, the city of Chicago was in the beginning stages of housing thousands of migrants in tents on a former industrial site contaminated with toxic metals. That effort carried on for another two ...
Opinion | Chicago’s Nasty Schools Showdown
CEO Pedro Martinez over the teachers union contract negotiations. On Thursday the Chicago Board of Education met amid rumors ...