The city of Chicago has done the equivalent of emptying its checking account, and the explanations out of City Hall don’t ...

City Hall budget officials say major sources of revenues in the city’s general fund came in far lower than anticipated.

Two factors outside the city’s control explain the situation: a $165 million reduction in Chicago’s share of revenues from the personal property replacement tax, and a disputed $175 million pension ...

Interim CPS CEO Macqueline King adjusted the district's deficit last week to $734 million, $200 million more than her ...

Layoffs could be just the start of Chicago Public Schools' budget cuts as the district tries to close a $734 million deficit.

As commissioner, Martinez is now responsible for overseeing the state’s education priorities and ensuring districts are ...

CPS employs about 600 crossing guards, and close to 90 are getting pink slips. In addition, about 20 guard vacancies are not ...

A man convicted of meth distribution in 2014 and deported to Mexico in 2022 was arrested in the Waco area earlier this year ...