CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Transit Authority announced Wednesday that chief of staff Nora Leerhsen will take over as acting president of the transit agency when current President Dorval Carter Jr.

The new Chicago Board of Education was sworn in Wednesday morning, marking a historic shift in oversight of the country’s ...

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The failed vote was no surprise; even if the amendment had passed, there would have been a 34-vote hurdle to clear a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson admonished the audience at Wednesday's City Council meeting amid outbursts during debate on a proposal ...

Two of the council's more conservative alders wanted to allow CPD to work with federal immigration authorities in cases where ...

Fearing it would be rejected, the ordinance's chief sponsor delayed a vote on lowering Chicago's default speed limit from 30 ...

This moment is no doubt historic," elected member Ellen Rosenfeld said, "not just for me but for all of us, because this body ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first-ever elected Chicago Board of Education will be sworn-in Wednesday morning. The new hybrid board ...

In November, voters elected 10 of 21 school board members. The rest of the board, including the president, are appointed by ...

WBEZ and the Sun-Times asked every Chicago Board of Education member about their background and what they want the board to ...