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The rank-and-file "tentatively" ratified a four-year contract, according to a statement from the union.
A last-minute tentative agreement reached Oct. 10 averted the second teachers strike in four years.
A Chicago Public Schools spokeswoman said the deal was "fair to both sides."
Claypool has "earned the contempt" of parents and teachers, CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey said.
"We want no cuts to our pay and benefits," CTU President Karen Lewis said.
The Chicago Teachers Union House of Delegates set the Oct. 11 deadline on Wednesday.
Sharkey reacts to Trib editorial comparing the end of secret voting to Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong Un.
"Privatization has led to filthy schools and deplorable conditions for our students."
They instead will focus on pressuring the city and state to properly fund Chicago Public Schools.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel spoke as if a strike had been averted; the Chicago Teachers Union said not so fast.
Karen Lewis earned another three-year term as president when no one ran against her.
The union said it wouldn't strike over furlough days, while CPS said it wouldn't cut pension payments.
The teachers' union threatened a strike if a 7 percent pension pickup is dropped; CPS said it's coming.
Union leaders had called the cuts a negotiating tactic, but CPS officials say they have no options left.
"Teachers around the city are united right now," said Chicago Teachers Union VP Jesse Sharkey.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.