Chicago’s preeminent taxpayer watchdog group says the “complex and highly politicized” surplus process revised by the Johnson ...

Public school districts have a responsibility to educate students, safeguard taxpayer money, and provide families with ...

The president of the nonpartisan research group says Mayor Brandon Johnson needs to better address structural problems in his ...

Amid protracted debate over whether the state should offer a financial lifeline for Chicago Public Schools, a lawmaker who has floated a proposal for greater state authority over the district ...

Chicago Public Schools allows illegal immigrant students excused absences when families fear federal immigration enforcement, ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday released his forecast for the city’s fiscal year 2026 budget amid a projected $1.15 billion deficit, driven by weaker business, tax revenues, ...