CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Pedro Martinez as its new CEO Wednesday. Under clear blue sunny skies, the 51-year-old Martinez stepped onto the Benito ...

There was a heated hearing at City Hall on Wednesday as council members questioned the head of Chicago Public Schools about ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s spending plan for Chicago Public Schools heavily relies on the prospective TIF revenue from the city.

Late last year, Mayor Brandon Johnson's handpicked school board fired Martinez without cause — but he remained on the job the last six months, as dictated by his contract. Chicago Tonight is available ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez returned to his high school alma mater for an 8th grade graduation ceremony on Tuesday, the same place where four years earlier Mayor Lori ...

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Some school board members say they are relieved the mayor is recommending a record TIF surplus; others say they knew the ...

District officials said launching the programs was in line with its long term goal of ensuring students become “bilterate.” ...

Below are the Chicago Public Schools appointees of Mayor Brandon Johnson who (so far) have rejected his demand that the district take on hundreds of millions more in high-cost debt to cover a pension ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Masks are now optional at Chicago Public Schools, but many students chose to wear them when they arrived at school Monday. There has been mixed reaction from students and parents ...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates made the case Monday for the school district to borrow funds to address a $529 million budget deficit. She cast the decision as one that would show ...