"Love how all the black leaders in the states destroy trump with extremely well articulated calculation. Keep it up."

Absent a school board election or a looming strike, the CPS year starting Monday looks relatively calm. But with financial struggles and threats from Washington, D.C., there’s plenty to keep tabs on.

The Trump administration is once again pressuring liberal cities and states to cooperate with deportation efforts, despite previous setbacks in court. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent letters last week telling sanctuary states,

Chicago police search for suspect in fatal shooting of Gabriela Ochoa during botched robbery attempt on South Side Saturday night in ongoing investigation.

"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson fires back at 'incompetent' Trump jab in epic clap back moment! Find out how he shut down the criticism.

Members of the African American Mayors Association started noticing last year declines in violent crime in their cities.

President Donald Trump is moving systematically to tighten his grip on Democratic-leaning big cities — the geographic center of resistance to his agenda — by undermining their autonomy and eroding their political strength.

President Trump, himself a felon, has shown particular leniency to criminals he seems to identify with — people who are white or wealthy, or who rioted in his name on Jan. 6, 2021.

While troop deployments and foot patrols in downtown D.C. and around the National Mall have gotten the most attention, life in historically diverse neighborhoods like Columbia Heights is being