CPS

The school district wants to block the union from future strikes. 

Teachers are on a one-day strike, and other groups joined to try to "shut it down" across the city.

Blaine Elementary is raising money for itself and Manierre Elementary as part of a new partnership.

Fast-food workers and SEIU Healthcare Illinois made plans for Friday's strike and protests.

CPS notification letters have been delayed and won't arrive until later this week.

Chicago Public Schools set up a page to help parents find spots for their kids on Friday.

Protests across the city are expected to converge at the Thompson Center Downtown at 4 p.m.

Teachers called on CPS CEO Forrest Claypool to "join them in this courageous day of action" next Friday.

The state agency put "politics ahead of what's right for our students," CPS CEO Forrest Claypool said.

"We are dying the death by 1,000 cuts," said Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis.

The Chicago Teachers Union will hold a news conference after its House of Delegates meeting Wednesday.

The only other option, Gov. Bruce Rauner said, was "massive" tax hikes.

The group More Than a Score is hosting a "Let's Talk Testing" workshop for parents on Wednesday.

The incident took place at a school in Back of the Yards, Fire Department officials said.

Lake View H.S. was the first CPS school to enjoy home field advantage at the gleaming new stadium.