Chicago Teachers' Strike Could Keep Some High School Athletes From State Playoffs
High school athletes could be on the sidelines if Chicago Public Schools teachers go on strike.
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High school athletes could be on the sidelines if Chicago Public Schools teachers go on strike.
The Chicago Teachers Union has yet to reach an agreement with Chicago Public Schools, but CTU officials said they've opened the way to a "path" to an agreement.
The union, however, has called the city's latest offer "a joke." "We're talking about an offer that frankly was insulting to us," CTU President Jesse Sharkey said.
Teachers want a 15% pay raise over three years. The city is offering teachers a 16% raise over five years. Teachers also want smaller class sizes, claiming some have as many as 40 students.
"Oversized kindergarten classrooms, 37 in a classroom, is detrimental to the safety, health and cognitive development of our students."
The Chicago Teachers Union took issue with class sizes Wednesday, while Chicago Public Schools officials said they are working to combat the problem – as the days count down to a possible teachers' strike.
In a statement Tuesday night, Lightfoot said that the union's contract with CPS is "not the appropriate place for the city to legislate its affordable housing policy."
With nine days until a possible teacher strike, both the city and the Chicago Teachers' Union are blaming one another for the lack of progress.
Despite the penalties, parents are still reporting several busing issues so far this year.
Some people in Norwood Park are not happy about a preschool Chicago Public Schools is planning to build in the area.
"CTU leadership is not exhibiting the sense of urgency needed to move these negotiations forward in a substantive way to avoid a strike," Mayor Lightfoot said.
With the threat of a strike, some members of the Chicago Teachers Union are making their push for more pay public.
"There's zero plan to make up any days that might be lost as a result of a work stoppage," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said of a possible teachers' strike on Oct. 17.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Janice K. Jackson said Wednesday that city schools will be kept buildings open in the event of a teachers' strike.
"They throw this kid out on the street ... and they leave him there," attorney Dan Herbert said.
Staff members from Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Park District hand-delivered strike notices to Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office at City Hall Tuesday.
Union leaders and CPS officials were meeting at CTU headquarters in the West Town neighborhood, hoping to agree to a contract both sides can support.
A Chicago Public Schools parent could not understand why her emails were not getting to her son's case manager.
Chicago teachers are voting on whether to authorize a strike next month as contract negotiations continue in the nation's third-largest school district.
A Chicago Public Schools security guard was forced to resign back in 2009 after an investigation found that he sexually exploited a student. But he wasn't charged for 10 years after that.
Cedric Nolen resigned as principal of Colin Powell Middle School last week, and students in Matteson said he shouldn't have been hired in the first place.
The Chicago Public Schools have "inexcusably failed" to protect students. That's the finding from a federal investigation looking at case after case of sex assault and abuse.
Chicago Public Schools "inexcusably failed, for quite some time" to protect students who were sexually harrassed or abused by CPS teachers and employees, federal education officials said Thursday.
Former Parkside Elementary Principal Cedric Nolen was the subject of an investigation that found evidence supporting a finding of sexual misconduct.
The Morning Insiders stay on the case of taxpayer money used to pay Chicago Public Schools employees on suspension while under investigation.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week, after his four-touchdown game against the Cowboys on Sunday.
Immigrant rights activists plan to sound the alarm after they say ICE agents arrested a person outside a homeless shelter on the North Side of Chicago.
A Chicago police officer has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of using his law enforcement credentials to buy two assault-style weapons for another man who smuggled them into Mexico.
National, state and local leaders condemned the violence and offered prayers after a deadly shooting at a Dallas ICE facility.
The Leo High School boys' choir hit the stage in the finals Tuesday night for their shot at the prize of $1 million.
A loyalist of Donald Trump who represents a broad swath of Wisconsin's rural north woods in Congress entered the governor's race in the battleground state Tuesday, shaking up the Republican primary.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show just less than a week after network broadcaster ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
A malfunctioning escalator and teleprompter at the United Nations' headquarters drew President Trump's frustration.
Ryan Routh was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
Governor JB Pritzker issued an executive order instructing state agencies to find up to 4% of their budget that can be cut next year as a result of President Trump's budget bill.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.
Some local gas stations as of Tuesday afternoon were posting prices of $4 per gallon for regular unleaded, and more than $5 for premium.
Many drivers are as frustrated with the unexplained spike in their auto insurance as they are with congestion on the roads.
The Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday night approved a new 5% streaming tax.
The treatment involved a patient with uveal melanoma — a rare cancer of the eye — that had spread to the patient's liver.
The person who died was a suburban Cook County resident in their 60s.
The department said the patient was a 4-year-old child who was not vaccinated.
Colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause in women of the same age, according to the American Cancer Society.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week to protect state residents' access to COVID and other vaccines in the fall respiratory virus season.
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Goodman will host an ice cream social with ice cream from Rainbow Cone, accompanied by stories from the owners of three of Chicago's most beloved businesses
The funding was made possible through the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
Chicago-based sandwich maker Potbelly is being acquired by the gas station and convenience store chain RaceTrac for $566 million.
The other two American Science & Surplus stores, in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva and in Milwaukee, may stay open as employee-owned and operated businesses.
The private equity firm Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens, ending the drugstore chain's run as a publicly traded company.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show just less than a week after network broadcaster ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
News of Carroll's death was shared on social media early Monday by multiple friends and collaborators.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had been preempted on Wednesday following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Clad in black leather, Stamos joined founding Beach Boys member Mike Love, 60-year group veteran Bruce Johnston, and the touring band that now plays with them.
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows using a mix of humor, song and expressions of solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.
The Broadway show — an interactive fantasy adventure — is now on tour and will be at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place through Sept. 28. Stars Diego Salinas and Jack Lepiarz join Marie Saavedra.
In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the world is living through “the most destructive arms race in history,” and urged the U.N. to act now to help end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has you 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025.
Two people were killed and one person is in critical condition after a shooting at a Dallas ICE facility. The shooter is dead, and the FBI is investigating the incident as a targeted attack.
Police are speaking to a person of interest after a teen was shot outside a Jewel-Osco in Chicago's South Loop.
Police are speaking to a person of interest.
At least one person was killed and two others critically wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Dallas ICE field office Wednesday morning, authorities said.
A lone politician and a single parent joined forces to take on one of the most powerful agencies in Illinois: the Department of Children and Family Services. The pair is publicly questioning the use of interns to investigate cases of child abuse and neglect.
Comedian John Mulaney is bringing his "Mister Whatever" tour to Wrigley on July 11.
Immigrant rights activists plan to sound the alarm after they say ICE agents arrested a person outside a homeless shelter on the North Side of Chicago.
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
Village of Lisle moves to find alternatives to high water bills for homeowners who get water from a private company
Ald. Vasquez said it's the first time he's seen such an act, but is open to speaking to whoever left the dead rat and note about immigrants, calling them both vermin.
What do barbecued monkey, ostrich eggs, and whale meat sausage have in common? They've all recently been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists at O'Hare Airport.
West Garfield Park residents are excited to learn that a new EV charging station is coming to their area at the end of the month.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week, after his four-touchdown game against the Cowboys on Sunday.
The Phoenix noted that Schmidt was not present as the Loyola Ramblers basketball team played in the NIT semifinals back in April.
The wild-card leading Cubs lost their fifth in a row after dropping all four games at Cincinnati.
The Yankees rallied to beat the White Sox 3-2 Tuesday night, securing their eighth playoff appearance in nine seasons.
The 23-year-old Shaw explained his friendship with Kirk and the devastating impact of his murder earlier this month.
Two people were killed and one person is in critical condition after a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas, authorities said.
A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for robbing a United States Postal Service mail carrier at gunpoint.
Ryan Routh was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
Andre Lewis, 57, was arrested at 2:23 p.m. Sunday in the 6900 block of South Damen Avenue, Chicago police said.
Police said the robbery happened early Saturday, Aug. 30, in the 900 block of West Lake Street in the Fulton Market District. The Morgan Street Green and Pink Line stop is located at that address.
