At the heart of Chicago’s deficit are decades of increasingly generous retirement benefits offered by Chicago’s leaders to more than 30,000 public employees, a politically powerful constituency. Today ...

Following the passing of former President Jimmy Carter at 100 years old on Sunday, tributes poured in from around the world, including from Illinois elected officials.

Johnson, a former CPS teacher, remains on leave from the school district. A 2023 memo written by CPS’ chief talent officer ...

No name appeared more frequently in Tribune editorials in 2024 than that of Mayor Brandon Johnson. So much so, in fact, that ...

This is the only appropriate descriptor for the obvious political ploy that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his hand-picked ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson is the government for the few who governs against our interests for a better Chicago. This man has not ...

In response to continued attacks on trans women, particularly Black trans women, in the city, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ...

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A panel will review the city’s policies, procedures and training related to hate crimes and violence against trans women of ...

Questions about a potential conflict of interest have boiled over after the mayor's board appointees voted Dec. 20 to oust ...

On the weekend before Christmas, when you might expect a Chicago mayor to be riding a snowplow or be out shopping or eating ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to resign his position with Chicago Public Schools after a high-ranking CPS official raised ...