CDPH working to improve mental health of people around Chicago
The Chicago Department of Public Health has just partnered with The Shine Hope Company and its Hopeful Cities initiative in an effort to boost the mental health of people around Chicago.
Chicago Teachers Union rejects factfinder report amid contract talks with CPS, strike fears mount
Neither the CTU nor CPS have used the word "strike," but the reality is the 19-page factfinding report opens the door for ...
CPS, independent arbitrator agree the district can’t afford much more on teachers contract, CPS says
This comes after the teachers union said the report showed CPS has money to spare. CPS leaders said the report instead “confirmed the district's severe financial constraints.” ...
Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez asserts no need for teachers strike following release of fact-finder’s report
The teachers union rejection of the report opens the door for a strike as soon as March following the 30-day cooling-off ...
CPS needs an educator as its leader, says School Board member Che ‘Rhymefest’ Smith
State law now calls for Chicago Public Schools to be run by a CEO. Smith is pushing for CPS to be led by a superintendent.
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CPS says independent arbitrator agrees the district can’t afford much more on teachers contract
This comes after the teachers union said the report showed CPS has money to spare. CPS leaders said the report instead “confirmed the district's severe financial constraints.” ...
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CPS Leaders See ‘No Reason’ for Possible Strike After Teachers Union Rejects Fact-Finding Report
That is the last thing that students and families need,” CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said of a possible teachers strike, “and given how close our teams are to an agreement, we see no reason for such a ...
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Chicago Teachers Union rejects fact finding report, teeters on the edge of a strike
The Chicago Teachers Union may be one step closer to going on strike after rejecting an independent fact-finding report about ...
Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey dies at 102
McCaskey is the longest-tenured NFL owner, having served as the owner of the Bears since her father and team founder, George ...
Chicago Public Schools security video shows Secret Service trying to enter city's Hamline School
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools officials had a calm, seemingly friendly conversation with two U.S. Secret Service agents ...
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Bears owner, daughter of George Halas, dies at 102
Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey has died, the team announced Thursday. She was 102. McCaskey, the daughter of Bears ...
Chicago Teachers Union rejects fact-finding report, says they’ll go back to the negotiating table
Despite being “surprised” by the “best fact-finding report” to date, the Chicago Teachers Union rejected a neutral ...