Remembering Beloved Character Actor Biff Wiff
You might not have known Biff Wiff's name, but you should have known his face. We're remembering the beloved actor who died ...
Editorial: Chicago school board should reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fiscally irresponsible pension-payment demand
The Chicago Board of Education is under no obligation to cover a $175 million pension payment that by law is the city of ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses teachers' negotiations, sanctuary city testimony in D.C.
Meanwhile, there is still no teachers' strike on the horizon. But after 11 months of negotiating a new deal, Chicago Teachers ...
Mayor Johnson calls top players to his office to broker end to CPS budget standoff
Johnson is set to meet Wednesday with school board President Sean Harden, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union ...
Mayor Johnson again appeals CPS to make $175M pension payment ahead of budget vote
Mayor Brandon Johnson and his finance team continued to try to find a solution for Chicago Public Schools to repay the city $175 million for a pension payment.
Crain's Chicago Business1d
Johnson blames CPS leadership in $175 million pension dispute as school board vote looms
The Board of Education will vote on a budget amendment Thursday, but it's still unknown if it will send $175 million to the ...
Johnson makes the case for school board to reimburse the city for $175M pension payment
This board is going to be an independent body," Johnson said at his weekly news conference. "I don’t want to sound like my ...
The New York Times5d
How Ben Johnson impacted the Chicago Bears’ aggressive start to free agency
Chicago Bears offensive guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson both mentioned the number 40 — specifically, the Lions’ ability to put up 40 points in Ben Johnson’s offense. “You’ve seen the ...
Crain's Chicago Business1dOpinion
Opinion: CPS board can show whom it represents, Johnson or the students
Mayor Johnson’s reversal may suit short-term political interests, but it risks the futures of 325,000 CPS students. When the ...
Chicago Sun-Times5d
Trump takes aim at Chicago again — this time with a federal task force on antisemitism
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (third from left) as well as (from left) New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Denver Mayor Michael Johnston, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu were called to testify before the ...