CHICAGO—Thousands of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students returned to school on Monday morning, the second—and largest—wave of students to go back to classrooms after almost a year of remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. CPS did not immediately provide any details on how many of the 37,000 students in kindergarten through fifth grade who…
Chicago Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Violent Video Games to Reduce Crime
A state representative from Chicago has proposed a bill that would ban the sale of violent video games across Illinois, citing rising cases of carjackings in his home city. House Bill 3531, introduced last Friday by Rep. Marcus Evans Jr., a Democrat, would amend a 2012 law that prevents violent video games from being sold…
Chicago Mayor Defends Spending $281 Million in COVID-19 Federal Funding On Police
Chicago’s mayor on Friday said criticism over the city spending nearly $300 million it was given by the federal government for COVID-19 relief on the Chicago Police Department was “dumb.” “Criticism comes with the job of mayor, but this one’s just dumb,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, told reporters in a briefing. Lightfoot said the…
Chicago Teen Police Impersonator Arrested Again as Adult
CHICAGO—A man arrested three times for impersonating a Chicago police officer, including once at age 14, has been arrested again for the same crime, police said. Vincent Richardson was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony impersonation of an officer, police said Thursday. He is accused of pretending to be a Chicago police sergeant on Jan….
Union Approves Deal With Chicago Schools to Return to Class
CHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union has approved a deal with the nation’s third-largest school district to get students back to class during the coronavirus pandemic, union officials announced early Wednesday. The vote by the union’s roughly 25,000 members ends the possibility of an immediate teacher lockout or strike. The agreement follows months of negotiations—which had intensified…
Chicago Mayor Cites ‘Tentative Agreement’ to Reopen Schools
CHICAGO—Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot touted a preliminary agreement with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols on Sunday, potentially averting a strike in the nation’s third-largest school district. Some students could return to classrooms as soon as Thursday, with the reopening of school phased in by grade. Also, the city agreed to vaccinate 1,500 teachers…
Chicago Mayor: ‘Tentative Agreement’ Reached to Reopen Schools
CHICAGO—Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot touted a preliminary agreement with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols on Sunday, potentially averting a strike in the nation’s third-largest school district. Some students could return to classrooms as soon as Thursday, with the reopening of school phased in by grade. Also, the city agreed to vaccinate 1,500 teachers…
Chicago Again Delays School Reopening As Teachers Union, City Make No Deal
Chicago has again put off the plan to bring students back to classrooms as the nation’s third largest public school district failed to reach an agreement with its teachers’ union to reopen schools that have been closed for almost a year. In a statement posted on Twitter late Wednesday evening, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) told…
Chicago Again Delays School Reopening As Teachers Union, City Fail to Reach Deal
Chicago has again put off the plan to bring students back to classrooms as the nation’s third largest public school district failed to reach an agreement with its teachers’ union to reopen schools that have been closed for almost a year. In a statement posted on Twitter late Wednesday evening, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) told…
Chicago Police: 23 Shot, Four Dead During Another Violent Weekend
At least 23 people were shot and four died across Chicago over the weekend, police officials said on Monday morning. This weekend was less violent than the one before it, as 31 people were shot and seven were killed, in the midst of a winter storm that dumped at least a foot of snow in…
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