Oct 23 Watch 6:45 In Chicago, striking teachers argue working conditions are key to improving schools The Chicago teachers’ strike is now in its fifth day, with no clear indication of when it might end. Teachers are calling for changes that include increased compensation, but also go beyond it -- and they charge that the city’s… Continue watching
Oct 23 As teachers strike, Chicago mayor offers plan to fix $838 million deficit By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who's still trying to settle a nearly week-old teacher's strike, proposed a combination of debt refinancing, tax and fee hikes and assistance from the state Legislature on Wednesday to close a massive $838 million budget deficit. Continue reading
Oct 22 Chicago teachers’ strike highlights support staff shortages By Kantele Franko, Associated Press Unions and professional groups say support staff jobs often are lower priority when budgets are tight, but their absence can have profound effects on student learning and teachers' work. Continue reading
Oct 19 Chicago strike means day off for some, emergency for others By Kathleen Foody, Don Babwin, Associated Press Chicago parents leaned on family, friends and community groups as 25,000 teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district went on strike this past week , canceling classes for more than 300,000 kids. Continue reading
Oct 17 Chicago teachers go on strike in nation’s 3rd largest district By Kathleen Foody, Don Babwin, Associated Press It follows months of negotiations between the union and Chicago Public Schools that failed to resolve disputes over pay and benefits, class size and teacher preparation time. Continue reading
Oct 16 Classes canceled as threat of Chicago teacher strike looms By Kathleen Foody, Don Babwin, Associated Press Mayor Lori Lightfoot said during a news conference that the district's 25,000 teachers represented by the Chicago Teachers Union would almost certainly walk out on Thursday based on union leaders' reaction to bargaining talks this week. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 6:26 100 years since ‘Black Sox’ World Series, new details challenge long-held story By Stephanie Sy, Casey Kuhn Wednesday marks the 100th anniversary of a notorious moment in baseball's history: when the White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1919 World Series, provoking a scandal that stained the sport's reputation. Now, as Stephanie Sy reports, a… Continue watching
Oct 09 Chicago releases watchdog probe of Laquan McDonald shooting By Don Babwin, Associated Press The reports don't appear to reveal much new information on the investigations into Jason Van Dyke and 15 other officers. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Supreme Court allows new asylum policy to take effect In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration began enforcing a new asylum policy after the Supreme Court allowed it to take effect nationwide. The rule requires migrants who pass through a country other than Mexico before reaching the U.S. Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 9:23 In Common’s new memoir about healing, ‘love can be an action’ Common, the award-winning musician, actor, activist, and now author, says that in a world of division and anxiety, he wanted to offer solution-oriented resources for healing that have helped him overcome trauma and tough times in his life. Common joins… Continue watching