Former President Jimmy Carter’s ties to the Chicago area ran deep. He visited multiple times during his campaigning years, usually staying in the homes of local politicians or supporters from Chicago ...

Some people on this list would considered A-list celebrities, others may be names you're hearing for the first time. But all left a mark on Chicago that warrants honors.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez's lawyers have sent a letter to CPS Board members asking them not to take any steps to terminate his employment during a planned meeting ...

Scheduling last-minute meetings just before the holidays and potentially firing Schools CEO Pedro Martinez is part of an abdication of board members' responsibility, writes Jesse Ruiz, a former ...

There’s the financial answer: The Chicago Teachers Union ... mayor “gets to choose to do what is best for young people, period. “Every mayor has had the right to put in that position ...

Martinez opposes the mayor’s proposal to cover the ... in many of the academic gains made by our young people over the past three years. Chicago’s students and their families deserve a fighter ...

Mayor Paul Young is not heeding those requests ... saying consent decrees have cost other cities such as Chicago and Seattle more than $500 million and $200 million respectively while crime ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday ... in office” and referenced a Bible verse on guiding young people when discussing his commitments to Chicago’s youth. He again endorsed Chicago Bears CEO ...

The City of Gary, Indiana received a significant boost to its public safety efforts on Monday with the addition of a dozen ...

"Bill was dedicated to the citizens of Walled Lake," said Mayor Linda Ackley ... National Convention in Chicago as a member of the Michigan delegation. "As a young man, he was enthralled by ...