Lori Lightfoot

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot appointed the first executive director to a new community commission that will play a role in formulating police and in hiring and firing police superintendents.

Cars lined up on South Homan Avenue Monday morning as parents dropped the children off for school.

"What the teachers' union did was an illegal walkout. They abandoned their posts and they abandoned kids and their families," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a national news interview on Sunday.

Chicago Public Schools released a joint statement with Mayor Lori Lightfoot in response to the latest Chicago Teachers Union proposals for more COVID-19 protocols in school.

For the third straight day, Chicago Public Schools students have not been in class as the teachers union and school district clash over Covid-19 safety concerns.

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas blasted the Chicago Teachers Union and Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Arne Duncan, who served as the secretary of education in the Obama administration, is leaving the door open for running against Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2023.

Another day of uncertainty for Chicago Public Schools parents and students as the fight continued between the district and the Chicago Teachers Union.

Chicago Public Schools has canceled classes again on Thursday as a standoff continues with the Chicago Teachers Union over COVID-19 safety protocols.

A Chicago-area judge rejected a request from Mayor Lori Lightfoot to halt electronic monitoring for accused violent offenders, allowing those charged with dangerous crimes to return to the streets.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned that she will take action against teachers who refuse to show up to school today after a union voted against in-person learning.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown and Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke with the media Tuesday afternoon at CPD headquarters and went over safety plans for the new year.