The mayor’s budget is designed to position him as the people’s champion ahead of election season. But his budget proposes taking more from regular Chicagoans than from any big business.

Mayoral candidates Matt Brewer and Susana Mendoza, and at least eight school board candidates, called for an independent investigation last week: Michelle Pierre (1B), Kyna Lenhof (2B), Pete Gonzales ...

A former Chicago Public Schools student sent a letter to the CPS inspector general last week. “I experienced sexual grooming behavior by a former CPS employee and supervisor, Hilario Dominguez, in ...

Election update: Have you requested your ballot for Chicago’s Nov. 3 school board elections? Join more than 3,000 Chicagoans who have requested their ballot here. Chicago is home to a “pay later” ...