January 11, 2022 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tests positive for COVID-19 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.
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 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 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.
January 9, 2022 Chicago Public Schools close for fourth straight day as mayor blasts teachers union for 'illegal walk-out' The Chicago Public Schools has canceled classes for a fourth consecutive day as city officials and representatives from the Chicago Teachers union have not to come to an agreement on coronavirus safety measures.
January 9, 2022 Chicago Mayor Lightfoot slams teachers' union for 'illegal walk-out,' rejects proposal for remote learning Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot insisted Sunday her team is doing everything they can to reach a deal with the city’s teacher’s union so that children can return to classrooms Monday.
January 9, 2022 Mom, siblings arrested after missing Chicago 6-year-old found dead in Indiana The mother and two siblings of 6-year-old Chicago boy Damari Perry have been arrested in connection to the child’s death after his body was found near an abandoned house in Gary, Indiana, on Saturday, authorities said.
January 8, 2022 Chicago Teachers Union delegate vows to 'report' members who show up for work A Chicago Teachers Union delegate has vowed to “report” the union employees who show up to work at their school.
January 8, 2022 Chicago Teachers Union president: 'Remote learning bad' is just a 'talking point' from mayor Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey said that the mayor's opposition remote learning is a “talking point” during a press conference on Saturday afternoon.
January 8, 2022 Missing Chicago boy, 6, found dead near abandoned house in Indiana Authorities on Saturday morning discovered the body of a 6-year-old Chicago boy who went missing Tuesday after his 16-year-old sister reportedly brought him to a party.