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CEO Pedro Martinez said he doesn’t regret rebuking the mayor’s request that CPS take out a loan to cover a budget shortfall, which ended up costing him his job.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez returned to his high school alma mater for an 8th grade graduation ceremony on Tuesday, the same place where four years earlier Mayor Lori Lightfoot named … ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city will defend residents "whether you're undocumented, whether you are seeking asylum or whether you're seeking a good paying job." ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top labor adviser told board leaders at Chicago Public Schools that the mayor expected CEO Pedro Martinez to be out by Sept. 26, according to an internal memo obtained by ...
A funeral service was held Monday for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, killed two weeks ago in the line of duty, and the city's mayor did not attend at the request of the officer's family ...
UPDATED: November 16, 2024 at 4:21 PM CST Mayor Brandon Johnson reversed course Saturday and announced he will not attend a slain cop’s funeral after the officer’s family told him to stay away.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he plans to attend Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez's funeral despite the family not wanting him there. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Our coverage of this story has moved here.
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez claims Mayor Brandon Johnson rejected a $462 million request for pension payments and raises, proposing a short-term loan instead. Hurricane Milton batters Florida's west ...
Tension between Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez and Mayor Brandon Johnson continued to grow for yet another day on Monday, with the mayor denying he ever asked Martinez to resign.
As Chicago’s mayor tries to oust CPS’ Pedro Martinez, the CEO’s contract is a major hurdle The Board of Education has had issues with Martinez for some time, WBEZ has learned, but are ...