Alderman Nicole Lee warned of this fall’s “very, very difficult” negotiations that “will likely include a property tax levy” despite widespread resistance.

Black male enrollment at HBCUs is at a 50-year low. This essay explores how the loss of Black teachers after Brown v. Board ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is doubling down on calls for the state of Illinois to fund Chicago Public Schools.

The sessions come amid a budget shortfall and days after hundreds of teacher layoffs. CPS hopes to get families and educators ...

Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...

Named after the airport, the Northwest Side locality is one of Chicago’s officially recognized 77 community areas. But ...

Chicago Public Schools announced a second round of summer layoffs Friday, laying off 1,458 employees to adjust for enrollment ...

Chicago Public Schools issued layoff notices to 1,458 staff due to enrollment changes, not the $734 million deficit.

The district confirmed that the layoffs of 1,458 employees on Friday. What we know. The total includes 432 teachers, about ...

Chicago Public Schools announced Friday it is laying off more than 1,400 school-based employees. CPS said this is part of its annual workforce planning and budgeting process.

Federal agents descend on a local museum, with community leaders saying they meant to bully and intimidate. And the mayor and governor decry the president’s signature new spending bill.

Chicago Public Schools is cutting more than 1,400 jobs, including hundreds of teachers and special education assistants, the ...