Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates adamantly defended the union’s teachers’ contract proposals in a press ...

A new year has begun, but several loose ends still need tying up in the Chicago and Illinois local political scene—from ...

Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), who is in his fifth term and who turned 80 this past November—will he retire? It is expected that ...

The Chicago Teachers Union has scheduled a 4 p.m. press conference to provide an update on their bargaining with Chicago ...

CPS said it has offered teachers a 16% raise over four years, making them the highest paid in the country, with the exception of some New York City teachers. CTU countered with 24% raise over four ...

Chicago's ongoing contract negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) could ...

Last Friday, officials with CPS and CTU held dual press conferences to provide updates on their ongoing contract negotiations ...

Johnson first raised the idea of a publicly owned grocery store in September 2023. He framed the idea as a way to improve food access on the city’s South and West sides, where supermarket closures ...

In his first interview since the CPS board voted unanimously to terminate Martinez, Johnson said the current board members ...

One Warm Coat operates the largest coat drive program in the U.S. and annually facilitates the collection and distribution of more than 500,000 coats to people across all 50 states. In Illinois alone, ...