After nearly nine months of bargaining, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have yet to settle a new, four-year contract. They presented briefs to a third-party law arbitrator ...

President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. He has done it with strong language. In one executive order, he ...

There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look ...

President Donald Trump is using executive orders to roll back rights for immigrants. Here is what to know about Illinois’ and ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is on leave from Chicago Public Schools while his administration negotiates its new contract. If Johnson were to return to CPS, he would be guaranteed a six-figure job.

Orland Park High School District 230 Board member Mohammed Jaber said the spring 2026 finals schedule conflicts with a Muslim ...

The head of New York’s powerful teachers’ union has thrown his support behind a bill that would give paraprofessionals a $10,000 pay rise annually and surpass contract negotiations with the ...

The Chicago Board of Education voted on Thursday to increase what it can spend on legal fees as courtroom fight continues ...

Good morning, Chicago. The jurors in the landmark racketeering trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant deliberated for their first full day yesterday without reaching ...

The first official elected Chicago school board meeting focused on protecting Chicago Public School students from ICE, and a plea from CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to undocumented parents. "Please, parents, ...

Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, ...

The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools entered the “fact finding” phase of negotiations in January 2025.