Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses teachers' negotiations, sanctuary city testimony in D.C.
Meanwhile, there is still no teachers' strike on the horizon. But after 11 months of negotiating a new deal, Chicago Teachers ...
Chicago police solve only 6% of non-fatal shootings, review finds, as mayor faces mounting criticism
Illinois' largest city is facing an even bigger crime problem than realized, according to a new report from the Chicago ...
Tense City Hall meeting on CTU contract, CPS budget vote ends with ‘handful of issues’ still unresolved
Mayor Brandon Johnson gathered CPS and CTU leaders ahead of a critical vote to amend the school district’s budget to pay for ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says there is no reason for a teachers' strike to happen
The mayor met Wednesday with CPS Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, and Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), head of the City Council Budget Committee.
Johnson likens himself to second coming of Harold Washington
With poll ratings in the single digits, Johnson made another stop on his rehabilitation tour with Black voters. The forum ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tries to broker compromise on teachers union contract
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden called the meeting productive, while CTU ...
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Mayor Johnson calls top players to his office to broker end to CPS budget standoff
Johnson is set to meet Wednesday with school board president, CPS CEO, Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates ...
The ‘Re-Reconstruction’: Mayor Brandon Johnson doubles down on outreach to Black Chicago
Texts from Mayor Brandon Johnson paint a picture of a freshman executive entrenching further into his identity as a Black mayor.
Chicago observers relieved a reserved Mayor Brandon Johnson achieved ‘a draw’ with congressional Republicans
Many Chicagoans were anxious when Mayor Brandon Johnson accepted an invitation to testify Wednesday before U.S. Congress on the city’s sanctuary policy.
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Chicago’s school board is hiring a new leader. A superintendent’s license is now a job requirement.
The Chicago school board unanimously passed a resolution Thursday requiring the next leader of Chicago Public Schools hold a ...
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West Chicago mayor says yes to new city hall, challengers say no
All three West Chicago mayoral candidates for the April 1 election list developing the city’s historic downtown among their ...