Reductions target crossing guards and central-office employees. Trimming a $734 million deficit would require bigger moves.

Interim CPS CEO Macqueline King adjusted the district's deficit last week to $734 million, $200 million more than her ...

Pedro Martinez, formerly of Chicago Public Schools, officially started his job Tuesday morning. For some, Martinez is a divisive choice, while others are confident he'll fight hard for student needs.

CPS employs about 600 crossing guards, and close to 90 are getting pink slips. In addition, about 20 guard vacancies are not ...

Two factors outside the city’s control explain the situation: a $165 million reduction in Chicago’s share of revenues from the personal property replacement tax, and a disputed $175 million pension ...

City Hall budget officials say major sources of revenues in the city’s general fund came in far lower than anticipated.

The Supreme Court last week ruled in favor of religious parents who demanded they should have the right to pull their ...