1855: A tornado — widely regarded to be the first documented to occur within the present-day city limits of Chicago — ...

A lawsuit challenging the Chicago Teachers Union’s failure to release mandated financial audits to its members survived CTU’s attempt to get it thrown out.

Illinois districts can choose whether or not they want to include students’ test scores in teacher, principal, and assistant ...

A day after the Trump administration launched a probe into the city’s hiring process, Mayor Brandon Johnson stuck by his comments, saying his staff reflects the country’s diversity while Trump’s ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday that Chicago will spend $7 million on increasing salaries for 3,000 early childhood ...

The DOJ is specifically looking into the city's hiring practices. This comes after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's remarks at the Apostolic Church of God in Woodlawn on Sunday prompted a barrage of ...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates was honored by Rep. Delia Ramirez at the U.S. Capitol for her dedication ...

In a recent court filing, the Education Dept. disclosed that 1,985,726 income-driven repayment plan applications were still pending as of the end of April.

In a speech at the event, Dean of the College Melina Hale called parts of a letter criticizing federal intervention in higher education “striking and problematic,” saying that the University could not ...

Gates’ leadership caucus, known as CORE, has led the CTU for 15 years. With one challenger, they won with 64% of the vote in ...

The measure would require landlords to cite specific grounds for evicting tenants, including failure to pay rent or owner ...

L ast week, Mayor Brandon Johnson did a media blitz to mark Johnson, a former Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) organizer and Cook ...