He didn’t detail when or where his brother the former mayor will appear this year but noted how important it was that Chicago pulled off a successful convention in 1996, adding a “debacle ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is confusing residents on which campaign promises he intends to keep and which ones he'll break ...

For the first time in Chicago history, voters this year will get to choose some of the members of the Chicago Board of ...

Paul Vallas is a former education administrator who served as the head of several school districts, including those of Chicago and Philadelphia. He previously launched unsuccessful campaigns for ...

The proposal for a property tax increase would be a reversal of a campaign promise Mayor Brandon Johnson made.

After Chicago police and Mayor Brandon Johnson failed to identify the victim’s Jewish faith for five days, the department ...

In Chicago, the mayor and the teachers’ union are tightly connected. The relationship has ushered in generous spending and ...

(Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) “I think you really just got to wait and see,” Lee said. Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot said ...

Nearly two years ago, Johnson, a former social studies teacher and CTU organizer, was a surprise hit to win the Chicago mayor’s race. He came up the ranks as an activist, even leading a hunger ...

and to hear testimony from the former school board members who resigned, all of whom were hand-picked by Mayor Johnson just last year. For months, board members for Chicago Public Schools (CPS ...

Ten seats representing 10 districts across the city were contested in the election. The winners will join 11 other members appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson.