Aldermen for and against Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget warned the chaos that punctuated the past few months may pale in ...

Martinez bravely stood up against Johnson’s plan to saddle our schools with a predatory, $300 million high-interest loan. The ...

Several City Council members have called the school board's vote to fire Martinez without cause reckless and irresponsible.

Mayor Brandon Johnson moved ahead Friday on his plan to close Chicago’s migrant shelters and fold them into the city’s ...

Johnson found himself face-to-face with residents who were protesting against the extensive funding that he had in mind for migrants.

The Finance Committee’s 14-12 vote and Budget Committee's 17-to-16 vote set the stage for the marathon budget stalemate to ...

Even some members of the mayor's Progressive Caucus, including Alds. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez, Jessie Fuentes and Angela ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez's lawyers have sent a letter to CPS Board members asking them not to take any steps to terminate his employment during a planned meeting ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The saga of Mayor Brandon Johnson's involvement in the uncertain future of Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez comes on the heels of a nearly seven week budget battle that ...

Several members of the Chicago City Council have criticized Mayor Brandon Johnson's move to force Martinez out, arguing it creates further instability at CPS both financially and politically.