New Oak Park Public Library director Elsworth Carman replaces Joslyn Bowling Dixon, who was fired last year amid a DEI policy ...

Chicago Fire FC's PLAYS program gives hundreds of CPS kids a change to play and learn the game of soccer. Chicago schools are opening new curiosity classrooms, in 25 schools across the district.

Seven Chicago School board members say they oppose a plan to allow Chicago Public Schools to reimburse the city for a highly disputed pension payment — kneecapping for now the city’s efforts ...

The Chicago Board of Education has decided to wait to vote on a budget amendment for the Chicago Public Schools until a contract deal is reached between CPS and the Chicago Teachers Union.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Public Schools Board of Education has delayed a major budget vote that will determine the future of public school funding for hundreds of thousands of students.

The Sun-Times, owned in conglomerate with WBEZ under Chicago Public Media (CPM), has 30 employees set to depart, with five more WBEZ employees also included in this round of buyouts. 23 of the 30 ...

In addition, five business employees at WBEZ have also taken the buyout offer. Chicago Public Media CEO Melissa Bell shared the news of 35 departing employees in a letter to supporters and members ...

Chicago Public Media, owner of the Sun-Times and public radio station WBEZ, opened the buyouts in late January to deal with a fiscal cliff: an expected expiration of grant support at the end of 2026.

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Chicago Public Media avoided layoffs after nearly three dozen employees took buyout offers, leading to the Sun-Times newsroom shrinking by ...

She was regularly involved in local civic initiatives, leading the effort to establish the Harold Washington Library in 1991 as a Chicago Public Library board member. She became the founding chair ...

While it works much like a book library, the Chicago Tool Library lends out tools instead. TODAY's Craig Melvin shines a light on the non-profit empowering its community to learn new skills while ...

Photo credit: Chicago Public Library’s Thomas Hughes Children’s Library inside the Harold Washington Library Center, (c) City of Chicago Spring break in Chicago offers a fantastic opportunity for ...