January 11, 2022 Chicago Teachers Union vs. Chicago Public Schools: What happened? Chicago Teachers Union members are returning to in-person classes Wednesday after five days of closures due to a standoff between union leaders and the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system.
January 11, 2022 Rooftop Revelations: 'Poverty ran my family until it ran into me' On day 52 of his rooftop vigil, Pastor Corey Brooks is joined by one of Project H.O.O.D.'s star pupils, Devin Howard
January 11, 2022 100 Chicago-area murder suspects on home monitoring along with many other violent suspects: Sheriff About 100 people charged with murder in Cook County, Illinois, are on home monitoring, sheriff says.
January 11, 2022 Chicago schools will reopen after deal reached between union, city Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago mayor, announced on Twitter late Monday that public school children in the city will be able to return to classes on Wednesday after leaders from the teachers union approved a plan with the district.
January 10, 2022 Chicago Teachers Union blocks traffic around city hall to protest lockout The Chicago Teachers Union on Monday organized a car caravan to shut down traffic around City Hall to protest the school district locking teachers out of online platforms that allow them to teach remotely.
January 10, 2022 Chicago suspected carjacker stole SUV with teen, 1-year-old boy inside, police say A suspected Chicago carjacker stole a vehicle over the weekend with a 1-year-old child and teenager inside, police said.
January 10, 2022 Chicago Teachers Union leader calls mayor ‘relentlessly stupid’ as students miss another day of learning The head of the Chicago Teachers Union is now calling Mayor Lori Lightfoot “relentlessly stupid” as hundreds of thousands of students are missing out on a fourth consecutive day of classes due to an ongoing dispute over coronavirus safety measures.
January 10, 2022 Rooftop Revelations: A man survives carjacking yet keeps faith Leonard Williams, a Chicago comedian, joined Pastor Corey Brooks on the rooftop to discuss their enduring faith in people despite difficult circumstances.
January 10, 2022 Death of Chicago boy, 6, was a result of mother's severe punishment: prosecutors Damari Perry, the Chicago 6-year-old who was found dead at an abandoned house in Gary, Indiana, over the weekend, was “punished” in the moments leading to his death, prosecutors alleged Sunday during a court hearing.