Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is insisting that students of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) resume in-person learning, as the city makes little progress in an effort to reach a deal with Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) to reopen schools that have been closed since last spring. The CPS, which serves over 355,000 students, is aiming to reopen…
Chicago Mayor Insists on Reopening Classrooms Monday as Potential Teachers Union Strike Looms
Chicago Mayor Insists on Reopening Classrooms as Potential Teachers Union Strike Looms
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is insisting that public school teachers resume in-person learning, as the city makes little progress in an effort to reach a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) to reopen schools that have been closed since last spring. The CPS, which serves over 355,000 students, is aiming to reopen K-8 schools…
Chicago Teachers Reject Reopening Plan, Refuse to Return to In-person Work
Thousands of Chicago’s public school teachers on Monday refused to return to classrooms, halting the effort to bring back in-person learning to the city. The move comes after the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) announced over the weekend that its members have voted to defy the Chicago Public School’s (CPS) reopening plans and continue to work virtually out of…
Chicago Restaurants, Bars Officially Resume Indoor Service
Bars and restaurants in Chicago resumed indoor service over the weekend, in the latest reopening move since President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Democrats governing Michigan, Illinois, and Washington have ordered the resumption of indoor dining in the last week, after shutting down such services last year. California officials were expected to announce reopening plans on Monday….
At Least 24 Shot, Five Fatally, Across Chicago Over the Weekend: Police
At least 24 people were shot, including five fatally, between Friday night and Sunday morning in Chicago. Police in Chicago said the weekend’s first fatality occurred at 8:55 p.m. Friday after a 26-year-old man was shot in the head on South Kenneth Avenue, reported the Chicago Sun-Times. An hour later, a woman was found dead in…
At Least 24 Shot, 5 Fatally, Across Chicago Over the Weekend: Police
At least 24 people were shot, including five fatally, between Friday night and Sunday morning in Chicago. Police in Chicago said the weekend’s first fatality occurred at 8:55 p.m. Friday after a 26-year-old man was shot in the head on South Kenneth Avenue, reported the Chicago Sun-Times. An hour later, a woman was found dead in…
Californian Man Allegedly Lived in Security Zone at O’Hare Airport for 3 Months
A man from California allegedly lived in a secured area in the security zone of O’Hare International Airport in Chicago for 3 months undetected before his arrest Saturday, said state attorneys. Aditya Singh, 36, from a Los Angeles suburb, was charged with felony criminal trespass in a restricted area of an airport and misdemeanor theft, according…
Chicago Mayor Says Restaurants Should Reopen for Indoor Dining as Soon as Possible
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday said she wants restaurants and bars in her city to open for indoor services as soon as possible. She plans to discuss with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on how to lift the statewide indoor dining ban. “I am very, very focused on getting our restaurants reopened. If we look…
Supreme Court Rules on Seized Property in Bankruptcy
The Supreme Court has ruled that debtors are not entitled to have impounded property immediately returned to them as soon as they declare bankruptcy. The 8-0 opinion in the case known as City of Chicago v. Fulton was written by Justice Samuel Alito. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was not yet a member of the…
Chicago Shooter Who Killed 3 Posted Social Media Rants
CHICAGO—A man who police say killed three people and wounded four others during a series of shootings in and around Chicago posted nonsensical and expletive-laced videos in the days and hours leading up to the attacks. Investigators on Jan. 10 were trying to determine a motive for the Jan. 9 attacks in which police say…
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