1,000 CPS Teachers Set To Be Laid Off
The Chicago Public Schools are poised to lay off about 1,000 teachers soon.
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The Chicago Public Schools are poised to lay off about 1,000 teachers soon.
The latest sit-in at the Whittier Elementary School, in Pilsen, is in its third day, as protesting parents formulate a response to a warning from new Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard.
Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer Jean-Claude Brizard says some likes the idea of teachers house calls, as one group of charter schools has suggested.
For the second time in less than a year, parents have begun to mount an around-the-clock sit-in at the field house adjacent to the Whittier Elementary School, in the Southwest Side Pilsen neighborhood.
Teachers at one Chicago public school have different views about a move to cut their anticipated pay raises. CBS 2's Derrick Blakely reports.
Finances at the Chicago Public Schools are in such poor condition that the system might not be able pay teachers what they have been promised.
There's a battle brewing over public education in Gary, Indiana.
A laid off Chicago Public Schools teacher filed a proposed class action lawsuit Tuesday against the city's Board of Education, claiming the firings violated recall laws.
Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday signed historic legislation overhauling education and paving the way for a longer school day. But funding issues remain.
Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer Jean-Claude Brizard says that if he is offered a salary bonus for raising students' test scores, he won't accept it.
Chicago firefighters faced a brutal blaze in brutal heat Tuesday night. It was the capper to a sweltering day for everyone in the city.
More than 40,000 CPS students are missing nearly a month or more of class. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports on what school officials are doing about it.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his new schools CEO took a knife to the Chicago Public Schools budget Thursday, but they also took a shot at state government for making the financial crisis worse.
It didn't take long for Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer J.C. Brizard to warn of some serious financial problems in the school system.
Members of the Chicago Public School Board Wednesday approved the appointment of Jean-Claude Brizard as the new CEO.
The Chicago Teacher's Union President says she had met Jean Claude Brizard, Mayor Emanuel's choice to head the Chicago Public School system, and describes him as "charming."
The Chicago Public School Board is expected to confirm Mayor Emanuel's choice to lead the school system, despite the fact that details of his contract have not been finalized.
The chief financial officer of the Chicago Public Schools is resigning, just as a new school leadership team stares down a $720 million deficit.
Mayor Richard M. Daley has been leading the City of Chicago for 22 years, and a generation of Chicagoans has known no other mayor. Here is a quick look back at some of the highlights of his years in office.
Two young Chicago brothers were turned away from their breakfast program at school because an administrator thought they were violating the dress code. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
J.C. Brizard, the man tapped to reform Chicago's public school system, is ready to engage the powerful teachers' union, he tells CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine.
In a series of interviews, incoming Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer Jean-Claude Brizard says he looks forward to handling a daunting task.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel drove home his point that the school day needs to be longer during a town hall-style meeting with Chicago Public School students today at Malcolm X College.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel says he's not troubled by criticisms of incoming Public Schools chief executive officer Jean-Claude Brizard, or even federal lawsuits filed against him.
Some Chicago high school students returned home Friday from a spring break trip to New Orleans, where they painted houses, hung drywall and installed insulation in homes being rebuilt nearly six years after Hurricane Katrina.
Bedard has seven goals in his last six games and 13 this season.
Chicago police said the teen was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon after he got into an argument with someone near his home in the Roseland neighborhood.
Chicago police said the burglaries happened between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. in the 1600 block of East 55th Street on Tuesday.
Last week, the judge ordered hundreds of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Chicago area between mid-June and mid-October to be released on bond.
Chicago police said the three male suspects robbed a 15-year-old boy around 8 p.m. on Oct. 8 in Englewood.
The House on Tuesday passed a rare rebuke of U.S. Rep. Chuy García (D-IL) for quietly clearing the 2026 Democratic primary field so his own chief of staff would be the only Democrat on the ballot in next year's midterm elections.
The Chicago City Council was set to meet Tuesday morning, and Mayor Brandon Johnson was set to hold a town hall on the Southwest Side Tuesday night — after a key City Council committee voted down his tax plan for the 2026 city budget.
The Senate has approved the Epstein Files Transparency Act to compel the release of documents, after the House passed it 427 to 1.
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced her plans to run for Chicago mayor in 2027.
The measure compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to Jeffrey Epstein won congressional approval. In a sudden reversal, President Trump told lawmakers they should vote for it.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a homeowner in Kane County, Illinois.
SHFT Behavioral Health is the first urgent care clinic in Chicago for young people in mental health crises — specializing in children as young as 10 and adults up to the age of 30.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital this week launched a new advanced leukemia program.
The Pink and Pearl Campaign held at Rush University Medical Center is designed to push a powerful message: that early detection for breast and lung cancer saves lives.
Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that often strikes firefighters.
Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.
The former landlord of the now-long-shuttered Rainforest Café in River North is now facing a $9.3 million foreclosure lawsuit.
A new owner said Tuesday that he plans to reopen the venerable Gale Street Inn restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
The popular Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago's East Lakeview community celebrated 45 years in business this weekend.
Chicago's Latino-owned breweries combine their culture with craft beer for a unique take. This Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS News Chicago visited a couple of them.
The Central Area Plan 2045 seeks to transform and invest in the downtown area.
This month marks 50 years since critics and A-list Chicago celebrities Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert debuted their movie review show.
The Tony Award-winning favorite "Hamilton" is returning to Chicago for a limited engagement.
Sally Kirkland was best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "The Sting" and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie "Anna."
Major renovations at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre are expected to wrap by the fall of 2027, according to published reports.
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny are among the artists with the most Grammy nominations this year.
High temperatures on Wednesday will hover in the mid-40s. Thursday through the weekend in the mid to lower 50s.
VISA said it blocked more than a billion dollars in scans in just a year.
The "SUB-CLADE K" strain is already blamed for a surge in flu cases in the U.K., Canada, and Japan.
For parents in Chicago, the average monthly childcare cost is 80% more than the average monthly rent for a two-bedroom home.
Robert Gunn Jr., 15, was shot and killed over the weekend. His cousin, Deliah Batley, 12, was also shot and killed in Calumet Heights back in February.
The parents said instead of being greeted and treated with empathy, they said they were ultimately sent out the door with a security escort.
A community is outraged after an attack on a mother and her two children outside an elementary school in the South Deering neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Chicago police said the teen was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon after he got into an argument with someone near his home in the Roseland neighborhood.
A person of interest is in custody after a woman was set on fire while riding a CTA Blue Line train in the Loop on Monday night.
The House voted 427 to 1 to approve the Epstein Files Transparency Act and compel the release of documents. Follow live updates here.
A leaking roof didn't just damage a Homewood condo, it forced the owner out of his home. The HOA vowed to fix everything, but eight months later, the damage is still there and so is the frustration.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
A Chicago area couple logged into their retirement account only to find out it had been hacked, and a large chunk of their retirement savings was gone. The response from the online brokerage firm is only adding insult to injury.
The teacher detained by ICE agents at the Rayito del Sol daycare in North Center is believed to now be at the Broadview processing facility, and parents in the community now have serious safety concerns.
Lawyer Patrick Jaicomo said he expects a tidal wave of lawsuits nationwide against federal agents by U.S. citizens and non-citizens in communities impacted the most by federal agents over the last several months.
Bedard has seven goals in his last six games and 13 this season.
Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga will return to the team in 2026, after accepting a $22.205 million qualifying offer, but right fielder Kyle Tucker declined his qualifying offer, making him a free agent.
Hendricks finishes his major league career with a record of 105-91 with a 3.79 ERA.
Giddey and White each scored 12 points to help the Bulls take a 70-61 lead at halftime. Markkanen had 18 points to lead the Jazz.
Devin Duvernay's 56-yard kickoff return in the final minute for Chicago set up Cairo Santos for his fourth field goal of the game, a 48-yarder as time expired, to push the Bears past Minnesota 19-17 after the Vikings scored the go-ahead touchdown with 50 seconds left.
A serial attacker who punched women across the city of Chicago has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Chicago police shot and wounded a man they said was armed with a gun in the South Side's Washington Park neighborhood Tuesday morning.
Chicago police on Tuesday were investigating a burglary on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
A woman was shot at a bus stop in Chicago Lawn overnight.
A person was in custody Tuesday after a woman was set on fire while riding a CTA Blue Line in Chicago's Loop the night before.
