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The Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates voted Tuesday afternoon to suspend the strike while refraining from ratifying the current contract yet. According to reports, the contract, which comes with an annual price of $74M, will be ratified in the coming weeks. The strike lasted seven...

Union crowds erupted into chants of "Brizard just resigned!" and danced to "RESPECT" shortly after noon central time when a rumor swept through the crowds that the Chicago Public Schools CEO had stepped down. Only problem: it was completely made up. In response to the teachers'...

The Chicago Teachers Union continued its second day of the strike by celebrating in a party-like atmosphere with kids, festive music, and a giant fuzzy elmo doll. They may be anticipating a long strike: according to CTU President Karen Lewis, the idea that a contract...

You would think the Chicago Teachers Union has too much going on right now to wage a personal campaign against a local filmmaker. School starts September 4, and CTU is about to authorize a strike after having been embroiled in a contract standoff with Mayor Rahm...