CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday named Forrest Claypool as his next chief of staff. Claypool is currently the president of the Chicago Transit Authority. He replaces Lisa Schrader, who is ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Just four hours after CPS CEO Forrest Claypool said on Monday that there may be thousands of teacher layoffs in the second semester of the school year, the Chicago Teacher's Union ...

A vote on Monday could pave the way for a new contract for Chicago teachers. Members of the Chicago Teachers Union bargaining team were set to vote on the latest offer from the Chicago Public Schools.

For years, city and state officials have marched Chicago toward a cliff. This budget season will determine if they have the will to finally pull back from the abyss. Leaders of three prominent Chicago ...

The resignation of every member of the Chicago Board of Education just a month into a new school year is without precedent — the latest drama unleashed by Mayor Brandon Johnson and his chief sponsor, ...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel cited Claypool's innovation and creativity when he announced that Claypool was his choice to be the CTA president. He had no previous transit experience. But Claypool did bring a ...

Chicago Transit Authority President Forrest Claypool is still hinting at a possible fare increase, after announcing the elimination of 200 non-union positions in an effort to partially fill a big ...