This episode of The Policy Shop is by writer Patrick Andriesen Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign pledge to end the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system has come to fruition. The city’s contract ...

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WAR ZONE: The battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez escalated Tuesday, with some community leaders taking sides.

Sheffer, and Che 'Rhymefest' Smith are on the ballot to represent a sprawling district that stretches down Chicago’s south ...

Regarding the letter “Don’t blame White Sox GM” (Sept. 21): Just for anyone who does not know already, Chris Getz was ...

The mayor hopes to pressure Springfield into fully funding Chicago Public Schools. There's no guarantee it will work, and his ...

The man's now-19-year-old son was also charged with murder but is in the custody of the juvenile system. A judge has found he ...

Projects in Chicago and Detroit show challenges of ensuring energy projects mesh with residents’ vision for their community.

Times, WBEZ and Chalkbeat asked every candidate for Chicago’s first elected school board a series of questions about their ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez to step down this week, ...

On Valentine's Day in 2004, when Kamala Harris was San Francisco's newly elected district attorney, she performed one of the first same-sex unions in the United States.

Thousands of people gathered at the Country Club Plaza for night one of the Plaza Art Fair on Friday night. The event is ...