Chicago Jewish mother speaks out against response to alleged hate crime: 'Terrorism on my property'
Malka Reich, who witnessed an alleged hate crime in her Chicago neighborhood, has been disappointed by the coverage of events ...
Chicago is what happens when antisemitism mixes with lawlessness
Days after the Oct. 26 shooting of an Orthodox Jewish man in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson was publicly rebuked for issuing ...
With CTU ally Mayor Brandon Johnson in charge, voters reject several union-backed school board candidates
As early returns in Tuesday’s first school board election signaled an underwhelming performance by the Chicago Teachers Union ...
School board election wraps up, and mayor’s future picks could align with his agenda
Two additional Board of Election races were called Friday morning, rounding out the unofficial results of the city’s historic ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's appointed CPS board members could stay on past January
Chicago Board of Education members confer during a recent monthly meeting in Bronzeville. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file ...
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Mark Glennon, Guest Columnist: As Chicago goes, so goes Illinois?
Chicago Public Schools is short another $16 billion ... Meanwhile, Chicago government has become nearly dysfunctional, with ...
Democrats go dark on education
K-12 education was a top political concern for Democrats up until everyone realized how terribly they managed it.
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Pepsi facility lays off workers, Sims Metal permit public comment, and unclaimed property
Pepsi facility abruptly lays off workers On the last Monday of October, as PepsiCo workers showed up to the company’s Back of the Yards facility before sunrise, they were surprised to learn that ...
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Chicago has picked its first elected school board members. Now it’s Mayor Johnson’s turn to choose.
For the first time in Chicago’s history, voters on Tuesday chose 10 people to be on the city’s partially elected, 21-member ...
Illinois’ Democratic leaders vow vigorous defense of personal rights and public policies under a second-term Trump
Illinois’ Democratic leaders promised a vigorous defense — and potential court action — against any moves by President-elect ...
School board elections a mixed bag for Chicago mayor, teachers union
The city’s first elections to the school board were disappointing for candidates backed by the Chicago Teachers Union, but ...
How much impact will special interests have on Chicago's new school board?
Despite a major push from the Chicago Teachers Union, there is a true split on the new elected board. But with Mayor Brandon ...