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Attorneys for CPS filed a motion with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board on Wednesday, seeking an injunction that would block any potential strike, saying the union's previous one-day strike in 2016 was "illegal."
Not surprisingly, the mayor said Chicago Public Schools students need more time in the classroom, not less, but the mayor did not lash out at the teachers' union for suggesting a possible one-day strike on May 1.
Illinois Education Secretary Beth Purvis said Wednesday the plan would provide $215 million for retirement accounts administered by Chicago Public Schools.
Police Supt. Eddie Johnson was in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to meet with Attorney General Jeff Sessions about gun violence in Chicago.
President Trump called the ruling an example of "unprecedented judicial overreach" and said his administration would appeal it to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The U.S. senator writes that the thefts "jeopardize the safety and well-being of Chicago residents."
Elvira Arellano has been trying to win political asylum from the U.S. since 2006, when she received sanctuary at a church in Humboldt Park and lived there for a year.
One of the largest Chicago police graduation ceremonies in recent history was held Wednesday morning, as a class of 351 new officers, detectives, and sergeants took their oaths of office.
Is it pure politics -- or responsible oversight? CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley has more.
Pritzker is the latest Democrat to test the political waters in hopes of defeating incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, a billionaire.
The massive document dump that saw Mayor Rahm Emanuel release 2,700 of his private emails after trying to conceal them wasn't enough to satisfy the Better Government Association.
GOP Congressman Peter Roskam has been under attack from unhappy constituents for avoiding questions, but he did not avoid CBS 2's political reporter Derrick Blakley who sat down with Roskam in this CBS 2 Original Report.
Luis Gutierrez leads a sit-in at a federal immigration office in Chicago. He says he and other activists won't leave until demands are met.
17 mayors from around the global are in Chicago for a forum on how different cities rate using their rivers to enhance urban life.
Friends of the late Abner Mikva added another chapter to his legacy Monday morning.
