Chicago Public Schools

In addition, Hitch Elementary and Reinberg Elementary each lost one staff member, CPS officials said.

The threat — deemed not "viable" — was made on social media, Chicago Police said.

CPS set aside $15 million last week to keep some facilities open for students during a strike.

As enrollment declines by 13,000 students, employee cutbacks take effect.

Concern over radio-frequency radiation at 19th Ward schools has drawn supporters to an online petition.

Tests found high levels of lead at 7 Far Northwest Side schools, but all but 1 passed a second test.

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The Chicago Teachers Union House of Delegates set the Oct. 11 deadline on Wednesday.

Nearly half of all Far Northwest Side schools are overcrowded again this year, according to CPS data.

Representatives of the Chicago Teachers Union and CPS officials have been invited, organizers said.

Alderman and the CTU said the Emanuel administration is talking directly with teachers union officials.

Upset parents and teachers filled a Chicago Board of Education meeting Downtown on Wednesday morning.

But she's still ready to fight: "I know bad words, too," she said at a Girl Talk event Tuesday night.

The CPS data points to trends Ald. Matt O'Shea has used to propose a major school restructuring plan.

The Chicago Teachers Union has to give 10 days' notice before staging a walkout.