Tensions between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union are running hot, but as of Friday evening both sides say a contract deal is close.

Negotiations continued in earnest Friday to reach a compromise on a new contract for the Chicago Teachers Union, with CTU's ...

Johnson has struggled for state legislative wins and a tense relationship with Gov. JB Pritzker has occasionally bubbled up ...

In an unprecedented move, the Commerce Department abruptly dismissed all members of two citizen panels that advise the USPTO on patent and trademark matters. Members, all of whom were appointed during ...

South Dakota is at least the 13th state to adopt a law barring transgender girls and women from girls and women’s bathrooms ...

An Illinois school district responded to a federal Title IX investigation into allegations of forcing middle school girls to ...

Conservative groups behind the complaint are targeting policies that are meant to affirm and protect the identities of LGTBQ ...

Chicago police officers have shot five people, killing three, records show. A spokesperson for Mayor Brandon Johnson ...

State superintendent candidates, incumbent Jill Underly and education consultant Brittany Kinser, answered questions about ...

You can check out Chicago cultural institutions like the Adler Planetarium, DuSable Black History Museum, Shedd Aquarium and more, with many offering various free days during the week.

Brittany Kinser is challenging Jill Underly in the April 1 election to be state superintendent. Her career has mostly been in classrooms or school administration.

CPS officials and the Chicago Teachers Union said earlier Thursday they were close to a contract deal, and so the CPS Board ...