Any illusion that Mayor Brandon Johnson has a steady hand on the wheel in the Windy City was put to rest on Friday when all seven members of the Chicago Board of Education resigned amid a pressure campaign from City Hall. That’s a no-confidence vote, Chicago style.

Chicago is in the middle of negotiating what is likely to be a costly new contract with the Chicago Teachers Union, Mayor Johnson’s largest campaign contributor. Since the Chicago school district can’t afford the hefty raises and benefits CTU is demanding, the mayor has suggested that the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) take out a $300 million short-term, high-interest loan to cover the shortfall.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday introduced six nominees for the Chicago Board of Education, but he has refused to say if the newly-appointed members are endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union.

The mayor introduced the nominees three days after announcing the resignations of the seven current members.

Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis was a year into his stunning turn as an FBI mole when he allegedly called up the most powerful politician in Illinois and floated three little words that are virtually taboo in the state’s political lexicon.

Quid pro quo.

With the feds listening in, Solis told then-House Speaker Michael Madigan, their prime investigative target, that the developers of a West Loop apartment tower understood that in order to get approvals done in City Hall they had to hire Madigan’s private law firm to do their property tax appeals, according to federal prosecutors.

Forbes compiled a list of the best places to work by state, including Illinois.

Forbes and the market research firm Statista surveyed over 160,000 employees at U.S. companies with at least 500 people. Employees were asked how likely they were to recommend their employers, and to evaluate both employers they’d worked for within the past two years and others they knew from within their industry or through friends or family who worked there. The list incorporated survey data from the past three years, with greater weight given to more recent data and to responses from current employees.