Good morning, Chicago. Dolton has closed on the purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home in the village, but what will happen with the modest brick building is up in the air. The village closed this ...

More than 1,450 staff were laid off Friday, but district officials say many will be rehired. However, a Chalkbeat analysis of ...

Macquline King, the interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools, is working to pass a balanced budget and address the $730 million budget shortfall, while prioritizing cuts away from the classroom.

Several top Chicago Public Schools staffers have left the district following the departure of former schools chief Pedro ...

Chicago Public Schools interim CEO Macquline King sat down with us to discuss the district's precarious financial situation ...

Several top Chicago Public Schools staffers have left the district following the departure of former schools chief Pedro Martinez. The five exiting officials include the district’s chiefs of ...

Financial problems are piling up at Chicago Public Schools, amid the district’s growing budget deficit and more cuts from the ...

The survey of about 2,700 respondents also found that people want the next schools chief to be a good communicator.

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 ...

“I step into this role with a deep sense of responsibility and an unwavering commitment to the students, families and the educators who make this district extraordinary,” interim CPS CEO Macquline ...

President Trump says he'll decide in the next two weeks whether or not to get the US involved in the war between Israel and Iran. And, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez says goodbye.

The new interim Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King began her tenure Friday, taking over for former CPS CEO Pedro Martinez.