City Council sides with Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s sanctuary city dispute
An effort by opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson to water down Chicago’s sanctuary city ordinance faltered in the City Council ...
Chicago suffers credit downgrade following agency warning over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget
Ratings agency S&P downgraded the city of Chicago’s general obligation debt late Monday, citing structural imbalance in the just-passed 2025 budget, limited options for new revenue down the line and a ...
WATCH: Chicago blocks effort to relax ‘sanctuary’ status ahead of Trump inauguration
The city of Chicago is doubling down on the city’s migrant sanctuary status ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
Chicago City Council: sanctuary status, police misconduct, speed limit reduction on agenda
Mayor Brandon Johnson admonished the audience at Wednesday’s City Council meeting amid outbursts during debate on a proposal ...
1st elected Chicago Board of Education sworn in as CPS faces budget shortfall
SEE ALSO: 1st elected CPS Board of Education to be sworn in Wednesday; mayor has yet to name 11th appointee The district is facing a more than $750 million budget deficit, according to a budget ...
Here are the members of Chicago’s new school board
In November, voters elected 10 of 21 school board members. The rest of the board, including the president, are appointed by ...
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Here are the members of Chicago’s 21 member school board
In November, voters elected 10 of 21 school board members. The rest of the board, including the president, are appointed by ...
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Chicago’s new partially-elected school board is sworn in
The board’s first meeting and swearing-in was a key milestone in a longtime push for an elected school board in Chicago, ...
Donald Trump’s mass deportation pledge could test Chicago’s immigrant protections
President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to enact mass deportations — and his famous antipathy toward Chicago — have girded local ...
City Council dodges controversial votes on Welcoming City carve-outs, lower speed limit
The failed effort on carve-outs was spearheaded by Southwest Side colleagues Ray Lopez (15th) and Silvana Tabares (23rd), two of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s most outspoken critics. The exceptions to the ...
Indiana makes a play for Illinois counties
About November: Seven Illinois counties voted in favor of exploring secession. The rural counties of Iroquois, Calhoun, Clinton, Green, Jersey, Madison and Perry all voted to examine “the possibility ...