Man wanted for robbery on Red Line train near Chinatown

Police are looking for a man wanted for a robbery on a Red Line train near Chinatown on the Near West Side.

Chicago Teachers Union demands vaccines before returning to class

The Chicago Teachers Union was pushing Friday for its members to be vaccinated before being required to return to classrooms, one of the key sticking points in its ongoing labor dispute with the city’s public schools over a planned Feb. 1 reopening date for K-8 students. 

CTA unveils new Red Line station designs

Four Red Line stations on the North Side are set to undergo complete makeovers this spring to widen their platforms and add elevators and escalators.

CPS says remote learning will continue Thursday as CTU directs members to remain at home

CPS is asking parents to keep their children at home for remote learning on Thursday as CTU continues to direct their members who support pre-k and cluster programs to remain at home.

$75 million gift to UChicago’s school of social work ‘will make deep and sustained change’

The University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration will receive a $75 million donation, which the school says is the largest gift ever given to a school of social work.

Chicago principals offer school reopening plan amid COVID-19 pandemic

Chicago Public Schools should allow students back into classrooms in no more than 100 facilities and then gradually reopen others, an organization of school principals proposed Wednesday, saying most of them doubt the nation’s third-largest school district can safely handle a mass reopening.

CPS seeks alternatives to in-school officers

Chicago Public Schools plans to partner with community organizations to create new "trauma-informed safety approaches," following a summer of student-led protests against officers in schools.

CTU members threatening to strike over coronavirus safety concerns
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Brian Weinthal, employment attorney with Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, PC, examines the legality of a potential strike by the Chicago Teachers Union in wake of fears for their own safety.

Man stabbed on Red Line train between Berwyn, Argyle stops

A man was stabbed Tuesday on a CTA Red Line train between the Berwyn and Argyle stops on the North Side.

Chicago Public Schools reopening hits snag as battle with CTU escalates

Chicago ditched plans Tuesday for thousands of teachers to report to schools this week ahead of students after the teachers union said its members wouldn’t comply and were prepared to picket over coronavirus safety concerns.

CPS building engineers reach new 3-year deal with retroactive raises

The union representing Chicago Public Schools building engineers reached a three-year labor agreement with facility management companies contracted by CPS, officials announced Monday.