The Chicago Teachers Union is asking for 9% annual raises or compensation equivalent to the consumer price index, whichever is higher, as part of its contract proposals to account for raising inflation and the cost of living, and in addition improve teacher retention and recruitment in Chicago Public Schools.
Homer Township Supervisor and Will County Board Republican Leader Steve Balich said he believes he will be victorious in a recount of the March 19 election for Republican precinct committeeperson after losing the race by one vote.
A Wood Dale man was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for running an illicit sports gambling ring uncovered as part of a larger federal investigation into the Chicago Outfit.
Walter “Slim” Coleman, a community organizer whose public profile rose during his time as supporter and adviser to Mayor Harold Washington, has died.
Soulful gospel artist Mandisa, a Grammy-winning singer who got her start as a contestant on “American Idol” in 2006, has died, according to a statement on her verified social media. She was 47.
The Ravinia Festival Association filed a motion to dismiss the complaint by Karen Ettelson, former member of the organization’s Women’s Board, who sued the musical festival nonprofit and it’s Board of Trustees for “defamatory conduct,” along with seven other counts, after the Board of Trustees expunged her from the working board for an alleged conduct violation. The motion from the music non-profit, which hosts an annual music festival of the same name each summer, argues the lawsuit should be dismissed... Читать дальше...
The NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will be known as Utah, at least initially, until a long-term name is determined.
One month after Dexter Reed was killed in a shootout with CPD officers in Humboldt Park, dozens of activists and protesters appeared at a Chicago Police Board meeting to call for the firing of the officers involved.
Glenda Miller, the McHenry County Treasurer from 2014 to 2022, has died.
The governor's comments come as embattled agency President Dorval Carter looks to Springfield for solutions to a looming budget crisis.
A 23-year-old man was discovered stabbed to death overnight on the Lower West Side, Chicago police said. Shortly after 4:15 a.m., officers responded to a call of a person down in the 1600 block of South Loomis Street and found the victim lying on the ground with several stab wounds, police said. The man had […]
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CPS is finalizing a budget and funding plan they claim will benefit all of the district’s schools - neighborhood and selective enrollment - in the 2024-25 school year.
Chicago Mayor Johnson and Gov. J.B. Pritzker have yet to detail plans if three's an influx of migrants sent to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.
Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago likely will be the second annual 420 Sesh Fest, at Green Rose Dispensary. The party will include live music, a magic show... Читать дальше...
The funding represents the majority of the $100 million Board President Toni Preckwinkle dedicated in her $9.6 billion 2024 budget to the county's Disaster Response and Recovery Fund.
"Chicago is not just a place where segregation happened, but ... the intellectual and bureaucratic headquarters for ... how to carry it out," one expert said.
