Chicago’s preeminent taxpayer watchdog group says the “complex and highly politicized” surplus process revised by the Johnson ...

Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson Ferguson likened the city's predicament to the long road that nearly forced New York ...

A local watchdog group argues the budget tool is a "short-term fix with long-term costs," effectively turning TIF into a ...

Chicago homeowners are getting soaked by rising property taxes. Dec. 15, 2025 – Chicago and Cook County’s brainy real estate ...

I am aware that my pension as a Chicago public school teacher is dependent on factors that are very much in flux right now.” ...

Inspector General Joseph Ferguson, who paid the $5,000 fine, said that while he was disappointed by the board's decision, he had no regrets about his decision to divulge the confidential report.

The Advocate highlights social inequality through original stories and opinions, and content generated by fellow NNPA and ...

The president of the nonpartisan research group says Mayor Brandon Johnson needs to better address structural problems in his budget proposal. Chicago City Council committees will soon begin voting on ...

The CTU has evolved into an existential threat to Chicago’s fiscal health — and to the city’s other public sector unions. It ...

Over the last decade, universities across the country have opened centers that focus on civic or classical education, many of which have been pushed by Republican state legislatures. Some academics ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Five-hundred young people from across the United States make up the first cohort of Carnegie Young Leaders for Civic Preparedness. That includes four teams from communities here in ...

Students who can’t read and secrecy from parents – that’s just part of the legacy of Stacy Davis Gates during her tenure as ...