Past-due electric bills in San Antonio jumped by about $10 million during the fall federal government shutdown, CPS Energy ...

By the end of October, a total of 190,000 accounts were either on a payment plan, at risk of disconnection or in collections, ...

Cook County sent out property tax bills five months later than usual, leaving government agencies like CPS short on revenue. The cash-strapped school district had to take on more debt to make payroll.

The city’s 2026 budget includes a $1 billion surplus of money from special tax increment financing districts, known as TIF.

Board of Education President Sean Harden pulled a proposed property tax hike from the school board’s agenda last week that would have netted the district $25 million.

For months, President Donald Trump or members of his administration have used federal data showing a large increase in ...

Wages are the sticking point in negotiations for Chicago Public Schools’ lunchroom workers, who have been without a contract ...

CPS Board of Education President Sean Harden said the pullback was due to "outstanding questions" among board members.

A child advocate and a former CPS student urged the Chicago Board of Education to "do better" involving teacher sexual ...

The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday approved a $17.5 million settlement for a former student who was sexually abused by a former dean at a Little Village high school. It’s the largest ...

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Microsoft is dropping another massive data center just outside Castroville, adding a one-story, roughly 195,670-square-foot ...