A judge has ordered Chicago school board members to stay away from Chicago Public Schools' ongoing contract talks with the Chicago Teachers Union, after CPS chief executive officer Pedro Martinez accused the mayor's hand-picked board members of "hijacking" negotiations.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board was blocked from changing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez’s duties, giving the embattled schools chief a victory.

Embattled Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez scored a win in court on Monday. In an extraordinary move, a judge issued a restraining order against members of the school board, telling them to steer clear of the district’s contract negotiations ...