Chicago teachers strike cancels classes for 10th day, but glimmer of hope for HS teams
The Chicago teachers strike cancelled classes for a 10th day Wednesday, but there was renewed hope for several high school football teams that are at risk of being locked out of the state playoffs if the walkout endures.
The Chicago teachers strike cancelled classes for a 10th day Wednesday, but there was renewed hope for several high school football teams that are at risk of being locked out of the state playoffs if the walkout endures.
CTU protesters arrested at Sterling Bay headquarters
Chicago Police arrested several protesters Tuesday afternoon at a Chicago Teachers Union sit-in outside the headquarters of developer Sterling Bay on the Near West Side.
Chicago Police arrested several protesters Tuesday afternoon at a Chicago Teachers Union sit-in outside the headquarters of developer Sterling Bay on the Near West Side.
Elmhurst College to reopen after threatening graffiti found, investigation continues
Elmhurst College will reopen Wednesday after being closed for two days because of an ongoing investigation into threatening graffiti messages found on campus in the western suburb.
Elmhurst College will reopen Wednesday after being closed for two days because of an ongoing investigation into threatening graffiti messages found on campus in the western suburb.
Official: Nearly 50 teacher licenses suspended under new state law
The Illinois State Board of Education has suspended the licenses of nearly 50 educators who have been charged with sex crimes, violent felonies or certain drug offenses, implementing a new law that seeks to strengthen student safety protections.
The Illinois State Board of Education has suspended the licenses of nearly 50 educators who have been charged with sex crimes, violent felonies or certain drug offenses, implementing a new law that seeks to strengthen student safety protections.
Chicago mayor blasts union's 'political' demands, classes out for 10th day
Chicago's mayor on Tuesday accused leaders of the city's powerful teachers union of using its "political agenda" to hold up a contract agreement to end a strike that will keep students from classrooms for at least 10 days.
Chicago's mayor on Tuesday accused leaders of the city's powerful teachers union of using its "political agenda" to hold up a contract agreement to end a strike that will keep students from classrooms for at least 10 days.
Chicago gets tentative staff deal as teachers stay on strike, classes canceled Tuesday
Chicago schools have canceled classes for a ninth day as talks to end a teachers' strike appeared stalled Monday.
Chicago schools have canceled classes for a ninth day as talks to end a teachers' strike appeared stalled Monday.
Elmhurst College to remain closed after new threatening graffiti found
Elmhurst College was closed Monday and will remain closed Tuesday as officials investigate threatening graffiti messages found on campus in the western suburb.
Elmhurst College was closed Monday and will remain closed Tuesday as officials investigate threatening graffiti messages found on campus in the western suburb.
No school on Monday as Chicago teacher strike continues
There will be no school in Chicago on Monday, Oct. 28 as the teacher strike continues.
There will be no school in Chicago on Monday, Oct. 28 as the teacher strike continues.
Chicago teachers, school district resume talks to end strike
Contract talks between Chicago Public Schools and striking teachers are resuming, with city officials saying the gap between the two sides remains huge.
Contract talks between Chicago Public Schools and striking teachers are resuming, with city officials saying the gap between the two sides remains huge.
Teachers strike negotiations continue through weekend
Negotiations in the Chicago teachers strike continued late Saturday night, with the teachers union coming out around 11 p.m. to say that productive talks are ongoing.
Negotiations in the Chicago teachers strike continued late Saturday night, with the teachers union coming out around 11 p.m. to say that productive talks are ongoing.
Special needs families hope Chicago strike will bring change
A seven-day strike by Chicago teachers has hit students with disabilities and their families hard, but many say they support educators' demands.
A seven-day strike by Chicago teachers has hit students with disabilities and their families hard, but many say they support educators' demands.
Chicago teachers strike sidelines athletes and their future hopes
A strike by school teachers in Chicago has spread from the picket line to the playing field.
A strike by school teachers in Chicago has spread from the picket line to the playing field.
No deal, more fallout in week-long Chicago teachers strike
Classes will be canceled again Friday after Chicago Public Schools and the teachers' union failed to reach a deal to end a week-long strike in the nation's third-largest school district.
Classes will be canceled again Friday after Chicago Public Schools and the teachers' union failed to reach a deal to end a week-long strike in the nation's third-largest school district.
Mom horrified when son, 7, returns from school with bullet hole painted on face
The mother of a second-grader was horrified to find her son with what looked like a bullet hole painted onto his forehead last week.
The mother of a second-grader was horrified to find her son with what looked like a bullet hole painted onto his forehead last week.
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez donate year’s worth of food to Tennessee elementary school
The students at Jacksboro Elementary School in Tennessee will have full bellies and a stocked pantry thanks to a donation by Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez.
The students at Jacksboro Elementary School in Tennessee will have full bellies and a stocked pantry thanks to a donation by Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez.
Chicago classes canceled for 6th day amid strike
Chicago Public Schools have cancelled classes for a sixth day as a teachers' strike remains unresolved.
Chicago Public Schools have cancelled classes for a sixth day as a teachers' strike remains unresolved.
Chicago mayor offers $838M deficit fix as teachers continue to strike
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who's still trying to settle a nearly week-old teacher's strike, proposed a combination of debt refinancing, tax and fee hikes and assistance from the state Legislature on Wednesday to close a massive $838 million budget deficit.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who's still trying to settle a nearly week-old teacher's strike, proposed a combination of debt refinancing, tax and fee hikes and assistance from the state Legislature on Wednesday to close a massive $838 million budget deficit.
Soldier surprises students who began writing letters to him in kindergarten while he was deployed in Iraq
Thirteen years after becoming pen pals with a group of kindergarten students in Georgia, a U.S. Army brigadier general surprised the now-high school seniors at their school in a heartwarming first in-person meeting.
Thirteen years after becoming pen pals with a group of kindergarten students in Georgia, a U.S. Army brigadier general surprised the now-high school seniors at their school in a heartwarming first in-person meeting.
Senator Elizabeth Warren joins striking Chicago teachers as negotiations stall
Striking Chicago teachers are preparing for an extended walkout and trying to increase public pressure on Mayor Lori Lightfoot, with a downtown march set for Wednesday around the time the first-term mayor is set to deliver a key speech to the City Council.
Striking Chicago teachers are preparing for an extended walkout and trying to increase public pressure on Mayor Lori Lightfoot, with a downtown march set for Wednesday around the time the first-term mayor is set to deliver a key speech to the City Council.
Affordable housing among striking Chicago teachers' demands
Striking Chicago teachers who are seeking smaller class sizes and higher pay also are demanding that the nation's third-largest city do more to lower housing costs and put more resources into helping homeless students.
Striking Chicago teachers who are seeking smaller class sizes and higher pay also are demanding that the nation's third-largest city do more to lower housing costs and put more resources into helping homeless students.