The failed vote was no surprise; even if the amendment had passed, there would have been a 34-vote hurdle to clear a ...

The new Chicago Board of Education was sworn in Wednesday morning, marking a historic shift in oversight of the country’s ...

A letter from community organizations that brought a federal civil rights complaint over the General Iron controversy says ...

Ratings agency S&P downgraded the city of Chicago’s general obligation debt late Monday, citing structural imbalance in the just-passed 2025 budget, limited options for new revenue down the line and a ...

The move will increase the city's borrowing costs, including for Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $1.25 billion bond issue ...

The credit rating agency S&P Global downgraded the City of Chicago's rating after the passage of its 2025 budget last month.

Chicago Public Schools will make history Wednesday by seating the first elected school board. Out of 21 members, 11 are ...

SEE ALSO: 1st elected CPS Board of Education to be sworn in Wednesday; mayor has yet to name 11th appointee The district is facing a more than $750 million budget deficit, according to a budget ...

In November, voters elected 10 of 21 school board members. The rest of the board, including the president, are appointed by ...

Sean Harden serves as the president of the Chicago Board of Education. He was selected by Johnson to lead the board in ...

The board’s first meeting and swearing-in was a key milestone in a longtime push for an elected school board in Chicago, ...

Trump border czar Tom Homan has designated the nation’s third-largest city as ground zero for his plans to round up immigrants in the country illegally and other groups at an unprecedented scale, ...