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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for compromise to avert a teachers' strike
The mayor met Wednesday with CPS Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tries to broker compromise on teachers union contract
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden called the meeting productive, while CTU ...
Photos: Mayor Brandon Johnson hosts CPS basketball champs
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson hosted student-athletes, coaches, and staff from CPS schools, Hope Academy and Dyett Arts High School. The schools celebrated their Illinois High School Association ...
Supreme Court Rules for Chicago Politician in Bank Fraud Case
The justices unanimously said a law prohibiting “any false statement or report” did not cover misleading assertions that fell ...
Chicago Public Schools budget vote to be postponed until union contract is settled
Tense negotiations have been going on for months over pension payments for Chicago Public Schools employees and raises for ...
Johnson likens himself to second coming of Harold Washington
With poll ratings in the single digits, Johnson made another stop on his rehabilitation tour with Black voters. The forum ...
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Vallas: Johnson will hand Chicago Teachers Union its demands, regardless of cost
As the Chicago Teachers Union continues negotiating with the former employee it got elected mayor, expect the union to get ...
The ‘Re-Reconstruction’: Mayor Brandon Johnson doubles down on outreach to Black Chicago
On New Year’s Day, Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed 2025 by reminding Chicago leaders of the headwinds Black politicians like him face. The mayor sent a Crusader piece from last October titled, “Are ...