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Editorial: Rahm Emanuel, America’s undiplomatic diplomat, makes more trouble. What is his agenda?
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe last time we wrote about this former Chicago mayor, current U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, he had made a magnanimous little video offering support for incoming Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
The Country’s Most Progressive Teachers Union Is On The Ballot In Chicago
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, said that the union's support for...
Competing K–12 Visions Collide in Chicago Mayor’s Race
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe K–12 issues at stake in the Chicago mayor’s race were neatly distilled earlier this month, when...
2 CPS teachers’ jobs are spared after they’d been recommended for firing over protests
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFollowing a day of protests, the Chicago Board of Education decided Wednesday to warn but not fire...
Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives
Associated Press via AOL· 1 year agoCHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago's next...
Brandon Johnson, Chicago Mayor Lightfoot’s newest progressive challenger, contends she’s...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO — Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson will run for Chicago mayor, adding another...
‘A dangerous force’: Chicago mayor’s race tests teachers union clout
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — The Chicago Teachers Union is one of the most powerful political institutions in this city. And it has more at stake in Tuesday’s mayoral runoff election than either man running for ...
Editorial: Stacy Davis Gates throws down a ‘$50 billion and 3 cents’ CTU gauntlet
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoTo no one’s surprise, the Chicago Teachers Union is preparing to ask for a lot — billions more — in...
‘The city is up for grabs’: Chicago Tribune reporter’s new book details Lightfoot’s tenure as mayor
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCHICAGO — Despite her small stature, Lori Lightfoot loomed large in a city known for its big...
How Chicago elects a mayor, and why it might take weeks to determine a winner
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago is holding a mayoral election Tuesday, but it will likely take weeks — and a...