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

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

House Speaker Mike Johnson touted an alleged federal budget surplus for June 2025, the first since 2017, and said with President Trump's tariff policies and the "Big, Beautiful Bill" that will become ...

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

Brandon Inge Night took place in Kalamazoo on Thursday. (July 10, 2025) ...

Walter Burnett Jr.’s departure from the City Council strips Mayor Brandon Johnson of a trusted bridge-builder with deep ties ...

Chicago Public Schools interim CEO Macquline King sat down with us to discuss the district's precarious financial situation ...

The sentence was a win for King and a blow to Cuyahoga County prosecutors, who had sought prison time for the suspended East ...

The settlements would broadside an already severely cash-strapped City Hall, which ended last year with a zero balance in its ...

The City of Chicago is searching for financial solutions amidst hundreds of pending police misconduct cases, spending more ...

Financial problems are piling up at Chicago Public Schools, amid the district’s growing budget deficit and more cuts from the ...

The administration has delayed signing an agreement to resolve negotiations over a federal complaint filed with the U.S.