A local watchdog group argues the budget tool is a "short-term fix with long-term costs," effectively turning TIF into a ...

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

Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson Ferguson likened the city's predicament to the long road that nearly forced New York ...

The president of the nonpartisan research group says Mayor Brandon Johnson needs to better address structural problems in his budget proposal. Chicago City Council committees will soon begin voting on ...

In one of the most sweeping education job cuts seen in recent years, Chicago Public Schools (CPS)—the third-largest school district in the United States—has laid off over 1,450 school-based staff ...

A Chicago Public Schools (CPS) policy allows illegal immigrant students excused absences if they or their family members are ...