“Deeply harmful,” is how Illinois Education Association President Al Llorens described the cuts to Illinois students. More than 1,000 Illinois school districts receive Title 1 monies, which are funds ...

Your device does not support the audio. SPRINGFIELD - Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration ...

CPS made it clear Friday morning that a tentative agreement had not yet been reached, but leadership from them and the Chicago Teachers Union bargained late into the night Thursday.

Tense negotiations have been going on for months over pension payments for Chicago Public Schools employees and raises for ...

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) appear to be close to a deal on a new contract, but they’ve ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There were new details Friday in the negotiations over a new contract for Chicago Public Schools teachers. After nearly a year of bargaining that at times has bubbled over into a ...

Che Rhymefest Smith (center) and other members of the Chicago Board of Education during a meeting at CPS headquarters in the Loop on Thursday. Smith, 10th District, introduced a resolution at ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson continues to say Chicago Public School leaders and the Chicago Teachers Union are close to a deal. The video in the player above is from a previous ...

An Illinois state representative filed a bill that would put CPS under the guidance of the Illinois Finance Authority, a state agency that has taken over other statewide school systems that were ...