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22 小时之前 · The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected an independent arbitrator’s recommendations on ways to finalize a new contract with Chicago Public Schools, saying the report doesn’t go far enough in settling its demands. But CPS leadership said that rejection puts the union one step closer to a possible ...

1 天前 · State lawmakers debating the future of Chicago-area transit have a new proposal to mull over Thursday, after a labor-backed coalition announced it would file a bill calling for reforming public transportation finances and governance but stopping short of merging CTA, Metra, Pace, and RTA into a single agency.

2024年8月2日 · City Hall is pictured in a file photo. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News) The system the city uses to compensate workers who are injured while on the job is operating as it should, more than five years after convicted former Ald. Ed Burke was forced to give up control after more than 30 years, according to a new audit from the city’s watchdog.

2 天之前 · The renewed tension between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city’s business leaders comes after Johnson endured a bruising battle over the city’s 2025 budget and is under intense pressure from President Donald Trump.

2 天之前 · Winter isn’t through with Chicago yet. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning, with freezing rain likely to snarl the evening commute. The advisory starts at 4 p.m. Wednesday for areas south of I-80 and 6 p.m. for areas ...

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2025年1月27日 · Former President Jimmy Carter appeared on “Chicago Tonight” a number of times. In this 2006 conversation with John Callaway, Carter talks about his relationship with Mayor Richard J. Daley, and how Daley helped him get the 1976 Democratic nomination for president.

2024年8月2日 · The first-of-its-kind audit by Inspector General Deborah Witzburg of the city’s workers compensation system found “major improvement” in the system that paid $73.5 million to resolve approximately 3,700 claims in 2022.

2025年1月17日 · It’s the end of the line for the head of the Chicago Transit Authority. With Red Line extension funding secured, the much-criticized CTA President Dorval Carter makes his exit. But with a deficit of more than half a billion dollars, the agency faces considerable challenges ahead. Meanwhile, the ...