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Mayor Lori Lightfoot greets students at Mason Elementary School, Nov. 1, 2019, as classes resume following an 11-day teacher strike.

After the CPS strike, students got back to school Friday — but getting past the bad feelings could take longer

November 1, 2019 at 8:30 p.m.

After weeks of rancor and declarations of mutual mistrust between the Chicago Teachers Union and city leaders, students and educators alike seemed pleased to be back in school Friday after...

Chicago Teachers Union members and supporters sit on the road in the 300 block of North Damen Avenue during a civil disobedience training outside the CTU Center on Oct. 24, 2019, in Chicago.

CPS strike over, classes to resume Friday as Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Teachers Union reach deal on makeup days

October 31, 2019 at 6:26 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union strike is over after 11 school days, and students will return to class on Friday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the end of the walkout after a...

Los estudiantes de regreso a clases

October 31, 2019 at 2:14 p.m.

Después de 11 días de clases canceladas, el sindicato de maestros Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) terminó hoy la huelga y los estudiantes deberán regresar a clases mañana viernes; después que...

CPS strike: Chicago Teachers Union delegates have tentative agreement on contract, but strike continues over impasse with city on makeup days; classes canceled Thursday

October 31, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

Chicago Teachers Union delegates have voted to accept a tentative agreement on a contract — but won't end the strike yet because they're still battling with Mayor Lori Lightfoot over...

Chicago Teachers Union protesters are detained by police after entering the lobby at the office building for Sterling Bay in the 1300 block of W. Fulton Ave. on Oct. 29, 2019. The union is claiming that TIF money earmarked for the developer would be better used for school funding as the Chicago teachers strike is in its second week.

Chicago Teachers Union walkout to continue as delegates emerge without a deal; classes canceled for Wednesday

October 30, 2019 at 8:53 a.m.

The Chicago teachers strike is headed into a 10th school day after union delegates emerged late Tuesday without any announcement of a contract deal, leading Chicago Public Schools officials to...

Chicago Teachers Union, city talks end at 2 a.m. with no deal; sides still ‘far apart’ on big issues as CPS strike enters 9th day

October 29, 2019 at 10:36 a.m.

The Chicago teachers strike will continue and classes in Chicago Public Schools are canceled again Tuesday despite another marathon session in contract negotiations. Following over 16 hours of bargaining into...

CPS strike updates: Chicago Teachers Union says negotiations getting to final issues, while CPS officials ‘hopeful’ a deal can be reached over weekend

October 25, 2019 at 9:02 p.m.

Negotiators for Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union headed back to the bargaining table Friday morning as classes were canceled for a seventh day amid optimism on both...

CPS teachers just got their last pre-strike paycheck. Here’s how they plan to get by.

October 25, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

Adam Loredo, a middle school English teacher at Hamilton Elementary, said he's been saving "voraciously" since last year to prepare for a possible strike. "Right now I'm living frugally and...

Brenda Mitchell, 64, with her grandson Tyler Mitchell at home in University Park on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2019.
Her son and Tyler's father, Kenneth Mitchell, was fatally shot in February 2005.

Moms marching from Indiana to Illinois to spotlight ease of gun trafficking: ‘I want to bring purpose to (my son’s) death’

October 25, 2019 at 2:59 p.m.

The day before her oldest child was shot and killed, Brenda Mitchell remembers looking up at a blazing sky and thanking God for all she had. That night she stopped...

CPS strike updates: Classes canceled again Friday, but Chicago Teachers Union, city report progress after Thursday’s talks

October 25, 2019 at 10:15 a.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union struck a notably more optimistic chord late Thursday on the sixth school day of its strike, with Chief of Staff Jennifer Johnson saying "today was a...

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