CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson named members of a new school board on Monday, batting away criticism of the move days after all seven members resigned amid an escalating fight over ...

The Chicago Board of Education is set to appoint a new board member the same day as a scheduled vote on a budget for Chicago Public Schools’ upcoming fiscal year, capping months of debate over how to ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson will fill an empty seat on Chicago’s school board before Thursday’s critical budget vote in which he needs the majority of members to commit to covering a controversial municipal ...

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CHICAGO (WGN) – Mayor Brandon Johnson is set to fill an empty seat on Chicago’s school board ahead of Thursday’s budget vote. A report from the Chicago Sun Times said Johnson will appoint Ángel Vélez ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It is down to the wire. The Chicago Board of Education has just a few days to pass a balanced budget. Smiles, hope, and optimism defined Monday's first day of Chicago Public Schools.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- More than 300,000 students went back to school on Monday morning in Chicago, and that means parents and caregivers had to hustle to get back on the school schedule. Chicago Mayor ...

Chicago will end the year in the red for the second straight year after Mayor Brandon Johnson suffered a devastating blow from the city’s school board, which this week balked at authorizing a ...

A tense silence hung over the Chicago Board of Education on Thursday night as the roll call vote began. Just hours earlier, community members had packed the room, urging the board to pass a 2025-26 ...

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