January 6, 2022 Chicago Mayor Lightfoot blasts teachers union over school closings: Trying to 'politicize the pandemic' Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, D., continued her war of words with the city's teachers' union, telling MSNBC on Thursday that its holdout was “incredibly sad” as it was attempting to “politicize the pandemic.”
January 6, 2022 More COVID school closures spell the end of teachers unions empire Imagine being a second grader in a major city right now. If you entered kindergarten during the 2019-20 school year, COVID first closed your school in March, potentially offering "remote learning."
January 6, 2022 Chicago man arrested in New Year's Day shooting was awaiting trial for previous felony, report says A Chicago man charged with discharging a firearm at an occupied vehicle on New Year’s Day has become the first person accused of trying to shoot someone in the Windy City while awaiting trial for a previous felony this year, according to a local report.
January 6, 2022 Chicago mom amid school closures: 'I'm not doing well' A Chicago mother and journalist voiced her frustrations with unexpected school closures in a video posted to Facebook on Wednesday.
January 6, 2022 Chicago offers meals, 'Safe Haven sites' for children while schools unexpectedly close Chicago is offering children meals and “Safe Haven sites” amid unexpected school closures this week.
January 6, 2022 Chicago public health commissioner blasts school closures brought on by teachers union: 'I'm disappointed' Chicago public health commissioner Allison Arwady expressed her disappointment with the decision by the Chicago Teachers Union to not return to in-person learning.
January 6, 2022 Rooftop Revelations: Politics cannot uplift a community. But faith can Pastor Corey Brooks and Brooklyn-based Pastor Gil Monrose discuss the importance of faith when uplifting impoverished, gang-infested areas such as the South Side of Chicago.
January 6, 2022 Chicago's Lightfoot mulls legal action against teachers amid COVID row Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the Democrat, announced on Wednesday that her office filed an unfair labor practices complaint after the city’s teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
January 5, 2022 Chicago teacher battling cancer refuses to stop in-person classes: 'I want my life to be relevant right now' A Chicago public school teacher battling cancer told ӣƵ on Wednesday that he will not stop in-person lessons, despite the Chicago Teachers Union vote requiring a return to virtual learning.