A settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit that alleged a suburban high school failed to properly investigate a sexual ...

Influential Chicago musician DJ Funk, credited with coining the term “ghetto house,” has died at 54. The news was announced by friend and collaborator DJ Slugo, who revealed Funk’s passing in a video ...

The Chicago Board of Education is under no obligation to cover a $175 million pension payment that by law is the city of ...

Cheryl Johnson, who took charge of People for Community Recovery in 2010, just before her mother’s death, says MAGA can’t end ...

A lawsuit alleging a south suburban school district failed to protect a student from sexual assault will be settled for $3.5 ...

Johnson is set to meet Wednesday with school board President Sean Harden, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union ...

Meanwhile, there is still no teachers' strike on the horizon. But after 11 months of negotiating a new deal, Chicago Teachers ...

On New Year’s Day, Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed 2025 by reminding Chicago leaders of the headwinds Black politicians like him face. The mayor sent a Crusader piece from last October titled, “Are ...

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.

The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025-26 season will include five productions that first appeared elsewhere and one revival, all picked by general director John Mangum’s predecessor, Anthony Freud.