February 2, 2021 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blames Trump for standoff between city’s public schools and teachers union Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday blamed the impasse between the city’s public schools and teachers union on President Donald Trump for not being able to roll out a nationwide vaccine program while he was in office.
February 2, 2021 Chicago Teachers Union creating 'impossible' standard for reopening schools: Mollie Hemingway The Federalist senior editor Mollie Hemingway weighed in on the standoff between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union on Tuesday, arguing that the union is trying to meet an “impossible” standard before resuming in-person learning.
February 2, 2021 Chicago Public Schools backs down on threat of locking teachers out, while union says it's 'winning' Chicago Public Schools has backed down on its threat to lock K-8 teachers out of their remote learning tools if they failed to show up at its facilities this week to prepare for the return of in-person classes.
February 2, 2021 Chicago recorded 51 homicides last month-- the most in 4 years: report Chicago recorded 51 homicides in January -- the highest total the city has seen for that month in four years, according to a report.
February 1, 2021 Chicago mother: Teachers union cultivated 'fear and panic amongst' its members Sarah Sachen, a mother of three children in Chicago Public Schools, told “America Reports” on Monday that she shares the frustration of Mayor Lori Lightfoot amid the in-person learning battle between the public school system and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU).
February 1, 2021 Chicago Public Schools vows to lock out teachers who don't show up, inching dispute closer toward strike The standoff between Chicago Public Schools and its Teachers Union appears to be reaching a breaking point Monday as staff have been given a final warning to report to facilities or they would lose access to their remote teaching tools -- something the union previously has said would prompt a strike.
February 1, 2021 Chicago mother says coronavirus public school shutdowns 'killing our kids mentally' Chicago public school parent Amy Jacobson argued on Monday that children are suffering “mental abuse” by not returning to the classroom amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying “we are killing our kids mentally” with the school shutdowns.
January 29, 2021 Chicago Teachers Union wants vaccine before returning to schools, but top US districts are open without shots 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.
January 28, 2021 Mother of teen who committed suicide ‘because of COVID isolation' sues Illinois governor An Illinois mother of a teenager who killed himself during the coronavirus pandemic is suing Gov. JB Pritzker over COVID-19 restrictions telling “The Faulkner Focus” on Thursday, “My son died because of COVID isolation.”
January 27, 2021 Kenosha protester accused of firing into air before Kyle Rittenhouse shooting slapped with new arson charge A Wisconsin man previously accused of firing a shot into the air moments before then-17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly gunned down three protesters in Kenosha, killing two of them over the summer, was slapped with a new felony arson charge Tuesday after prosecutors say he also lit a dumpster on fire during violent demonstrations earlier that night.