Chicago Teachers Union

The new nurse started at Oriole Park elementary Thursday, two days after Ald. Mary O'Conner complained.

Ald. Mary O'Connor said she was "outraged" that one of her schools is losing a nurse as a result.

Seven candidates are vying to replace Ald. Tim Cullerton on the City Council.

More than 400 rallied in Kenwood behind education as the civil rights issue of today.

Ald. John Arena has called for an elected school board, and supported the teachers 2012 strike.

Officials declined to go into specifics about her hospitalization and were mum on her mayoral bid.

The Chicago Teachers Union head was being evaluated, officials said in a statement.

The potential mayoral candidate talked TIF-transparency, schools and Chicago violence.

Neighborhood groups joined aldermen in calling for day care for all Chicago children.

The Logan Square Neighborhood Association said its 10 schools will see $3M in budget cuts this year.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel credited Safe Passage workers, police initiatives and a "mind shift" at CPS.

CPS says the layoffs are due to "enrollment declines," claims fewest end-of-year teacher cuts in years.

Burns declined to sign on to a plan to keep Dyett open, but promised a report on community opinion.

The improvements are part of the school district's 2015 budget.

CTU President Karen Lewis said, "I'm not looking to make anybody's election year easy at all."