CHICAGO (WLS) -- In his weekly news conference, Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is working with Chicago Public Schools and unions to come up with a variety of ways to balance the budget. The district ...

Federal funding cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are leading to the end of an Illinois ...

The Chicago mayor announced a quest for new "progressive" revenue to address structural budget problems, mounting pension debt and funding shortages for transportation and education.

With so much ambition on the line, Brown became too big to fail.

Why it matters: The expansion of sustainable community schools (SCS) from 20 to 36 locations — costing $500,000 per school ...