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Lewis said she felt good, called attack "a minor setback in my recovery from brain cancer."
Schools are $9 billion in debt, and the union blames CEO Forrest Claypool and Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Chicago schools are in the midst of a massive budget crisis, and the union blames CEO Forrest Claypool.
Teachers won't walk out of class, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said.
"At this point these are cries of desperation. Hear our pleas," said CTU President Karen Lewis.
The rank-and-file "tentatively" ratified a four-year contract, according to a statement from the union.
The rank-and-file will decide whether to ratify an agreement that averted a teachers strike.
A last-minute tentative agreement reached Oct. 10 averted the second teachers strike in four years.
Claypool has "earned the contempt" of parents and teachers, CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey said.
CTU and CPS officials reached an agreement minutes before the midnight strike deadline.
The tentative, four-year accord averts the district's second strike in four years.
"We want no cuts to our pay and benefits," CTU President Karen Lewis said.
UNO teachers planned a Thursday rally to protest stalled contract talks.
The Chicago Teachers Union House of Delegates set the Oct. 11 deadline on Wednesday.
But she's still ready to fight: "I know bad words, too," she said at a Girl Talk event Tuesday night.
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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.