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, ...
Police, Metra stations become focus of Elmhurst mayor race
Elmhurst voters will choose between incumbent Mayor Scott Levin and challenger Mark Mulliner, a longtime city alderman.
City contractors give cold shoulder to Mayor Johnson's request for 3% price cut
Of the 250 responses returned by the close of business Friday, 62 agreed to cut their already-negotiated prices by 3%, while ...
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 ...
Chicago reigns as country’s ‘homicide capital’ for 13th straight year
For the 13th consecutive year, the city of Chicago once again reigned as the nation’s homicide capital in 2024 with 573 ...
Editorial: Chicago school board should reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fiscally irresponsible pension-payment demand
The Chicago Board of Education is under no obligation to cover a $175 million pension payment that by law is the city of ...
Supreme Court sides with former Chicago alderman in appeal of ‘false statements' case
Patrick Daley Thompson's 2022 criminal case centers around what he told regulators about three bank loans he took out from a ...
Mayor Johnson defends 3% trim off of invoices from city contractors
The Hispanic-American Construction Industry Association, Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association and American ...
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Court rules for former Chicago alderman on “false statement” charges
The Supreme Court on Friday threw out a ruling by a federal appeals court in Chicago that upheld the conviction of Patrick Daley Thompson, who served four months in a federal prison for making false ...
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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 ...
Postal workers rally downtown Chicago against reported plan to privatize USPS
Amidst rumors of job cuts and a potential merger of the United States Postal Service with the Commerce Department, thousands of postal workers rallied across the country this weekend, including in ...