Chicago teacher fights for inner city success
Maria Guerrero, Contributing Writer
November 18, 2019
A South Side teacher fights for the future of inner city kids within his classroom. Trenton Sapp, a Roseland resident, is a teacher at Corliss High School serving as a voice for his students since he started teaching in 2015. “We need more people to step up and fight for our inner city youth,”...
Chicago Teachers Union strike may be over, but continues to affect student athletes
Joey Cahue, Contributing Writer
November 12, 2019
Endless hours of after-school practices, long commutes to away games and late nights buried in books after their games – all this demanding work and preparation could go to waste for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school athletes hoping to get noticed by college coaches and scouts, due to the Chicago ...
Anxious students felt pinch amid Chicago teachers strike
Kathleen Foody, Associated Press
October 31, 2019
Deadlines that affected Chicago students and striking teachers loomed over efforts this week to resolve a walkout that canceled classes for 11 days in the nation's third-largest school district. Parents across the city worried about time away from school slowing their kids' progress. The effects o...
Chicago teachers OK tentative agreement but strike goes on
Kathleen Foody, Associated Press
October 30, 2019
Chicago's teachers union voted to approve a tentative contract agreement with city officials Wednesday but refused to end a strike that has canceled two weeks of classes unless the city's mayor adds school days to cover that lost time. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday night that she would not meet...
Chicago Teachers Union strike continues into third week
Wendy Blanquel-Garcia, Contributing Writer
October 27, 2019
Forty students in one class, 30 desks for all of them and only one teacher trying to teach and pay attention to each student. This has been a typical day for many overcrowded CPS classrooms during the past few years. Some schools only have a nurse for one day out of the week, and only a few counselor...
Chicago teachers’ strike sidelines athletes, future hopes
John O'Connor, Associated Press
October 25, 2019
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A strike by school teachers in Chicago has spread from the picket line to the playing field. Thousands of high school athletes, shut out of class for more than a week, are arguing, rallying and even filing lawsuits for the chance to compete in post-season play. Hanging in...
Warren joins striking Chicago teachers as negotiations stall
Kathleen Foody, Associated Press
October 22, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren called for people across the country to support striking Chicago teachers after joining educators picketing outside an elementary school on Tuesday, the fourth day classes have been canceled in the nation's third-largest school district. The Ma...
Understaffed and overcrowded: Chicago teachers on strike
Maria Guerrero, Contributing Writer
October 21, 2019
Chicago Public School teachers are currently on strike since Thursday for what they say are necessary school resources. Chicago Teachers Union moved forward with the strike after not coming to an agreement with Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Curt Maslanka, 59, English teacher and CTU delegate, has been...
Chicago Teachers Union takes to the streets
Ryan Gilroy, Staff Writer
October 21, 2019
The Chicago Teachers Union formed picket lines and peacefully walked the streets of Chicago on Thursday and Friday after failing to reach an agreement with Chicago Public Schools. At 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, members of the union met outside of nearly every school within the Chicago public school district...
Chicago strike means day off for some, emergency for others
Kathleen Foody and Don Babwin
October 19, 2019
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. For some families, the Chicago Teachers Union walkout meant a day off and a bit of inconvenience...
School’s out: Chicago teachers strike
Kathleen Foody and Don Babwin
October 17, 2019
Striking teachers marched in picket lines outside hundreds of Chicago schools on Thursday after their union and city officials failed to reach a contract deal in the nation's third-largest school district, canceling classes for more than 300,000 students for the duration of a walkout that seemed likely...
Chicago Public Schools losing $4 million federal grant money
Samuel Rahman, Contributing Writer
October 15, 2018
The federal Department of Education has decided to withhold $4 million in grant money from Chicago Public Schools, citing the district’s failure to protect students from sexual assault. The letter notifying CPS was delivered Thursday and detailed the suspension of the $4 million that is a portion of...
Elena King, Contributing Writer
January 19, 2020 • No Comments
Chicago, home to some of the highest taxes in the nation, introduced a new rideshare tax on Jan. 6. This...
Women’s March Chicago 2020 focuses on local elected officials, marchers with disabilities
January 18, 2020
Women and allies took to Chicago’s slush-filled streets Jan. 18 for the fourth-annual,...
Chicagoans swarm dispensaries in first week of recreational cannabis sales
January 12, 2020
By 6 a.m. on New Year’s day, thousands were already lined up outside the many...
Real ID is coming — here’s what you need to know
January 12, 2020
By Oct. 1, 2020, Illinois citizens will be required to have a Real ID in lieu...