Brandon Johnson defies City Council and names new Chicago school board members
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the proposed appointees have been vetted by his staff and will go through the next vetting process with CPS.
Here’s what the City Council can (and mostly can’t) do to limit the mayor’s power over the CPS Board
Some alderpeople called a special City Council meeting for Wednesday, but they lack authority to force the mayor or anyone ...
Chicago Alders Say Mayor Johnson Acting Like Dictator After "Coup" On Public School Board
CBS's Chris Tye reports that 41 out of 50 members of the Chicago City Council do not like how Mayor Brandon Johnson -- who ...
Your new Board of Education, courtesy of Mayor Johnson
After Friday’s announcement that Chicago’s entire Board of Education would be resigning, Mayor Brandon Johnson held a news ...
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Resignations indicate problems
On Oct. 4, the entire seven-member Chicago School Board resigned, adding to the already tumultuous situation with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
Expanded Naperville compost program lets residents drop off food scraps, yard waste for recycling
Drop-off locations will provide 25 to 30 carts for residents to dispose of their compost. Materials accepted include standard ...
Editorial: Chicago Teachers Union wants to use other states to shame Springfield into finding billions more for schools. That ignores reality
Can you imagine Illinois with a $17 billion budget surplus? Neither can we. But it does happen — elsewhere. One Midwestern ...
Brandon Johnson Gives Away the Store to the Chicago Teachers Union
The responsibility for this disaster can be spread around but primarily lies — far more so than with any elected politicians ...
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Editorial: Lessons from Detroit for Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union
With the Chicago Teachers Union making unrealistic contract demands, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson taking its side and Gov. JB Pritzker eyeing a potential political train wreck, you might have thought ...
Chicago mayor names new school board appointees after entire panel steps down
The school board currently consists of seven members appointed by the city. In January, the board will switch to a hybrid ...
Chicago mayor compares viewpoint of those who disagree with him about school spending to slavery
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced six new nominees for the school board while also blasting the status quo of not investing in education because it is too expensive.
Chicago mayor names new school board
CHICAGO -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson named members of a new school board on Monday, batting away criticism of the move ...