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

Ratings agency S&P downgraded the city of Chicago’s general obligation debt late Monday, citing structural imbalance in the ...

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

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

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 ...

CHICAGO - S&P Global downgraded the City of Chicago’s credit rating after the passage of the 2025 budget last month. The ...

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

Good morning, Chicago. President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to enact mass deportations — and his famous antipathy toward ...

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

The current seven-person Chicago school board, with members all selected by Mayor Brandon Johnson, will switch Wednesday to 20 board members and a president.