Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago schools reopening uncertain as union talks stallJan 31, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A plan to reopen Chicago schools remained in limbo as last-minute negotiations over COVID-19 safety measures with the teachers' union stalled Sunday, ampl...
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Storm carrying as much as 9 inches snow headed to ChicagoJan 30, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A storm that could drop as much as nine inches of snow was expected to hit northern Illinois this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, lig...
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Chicago mayor: Schools will reopen despite balking teachersJan 30, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools plans to proceed with the reopening of elementary and middle schools on Monday despite the failure to reach an agreement with the t...
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Chicago schools, teachers make progress after Lightfoot's Friday ultimatumJan 30, 2021 12:00 am - Leaders from Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union reached several tentative agreements Saturday in ongoing negotiations to reopen schools, making progre...
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Chicago grants Emmett Till's South Side home landmark statusJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago home of Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 lynching galvanized the civil rights movement when his mother insisted his mutilated body b...
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14-year-old arrested for role in Chicago carjacking spreeJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 14-year-old boy has been arrested for taking part in multiple carjackings including one involving an off-duty police officer, Chicago police said Thursd...
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Chicago principals offer school reopening plan amid pandemicJan 27, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools should allow students back into classrooms in no more than 100 facilities and then gradually reopen others, an organization of scho...
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U of Chicago receives $75 million for school of social workJan 27, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The University of Chicago has received a $75 million donation for its school of social work, the school announced Wednesday. University officials asserte...
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Mother, 4 children killed in fire at suburban Chicago homeJan 27, 2021 6:00 am - DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) - A mother and her four daughters were killed in a Wednesday fire that swept through their home in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, the city's f...
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Chicago schools reopening hits snag as union fight escalatesJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago ditched plans Tuesday for thousands of teachers to report to schools this week ahead of students after the teachers union said its members wouldn't comply and we...