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Mike Rusin watches sons, Kieran, 5, left, and Tyson, 7, play at their grandparents' home on Aug. 5, 2020, in Glenview. Rusin, whose wife is Katherine O'Brien and a member of LaSalle Language Academy's Local School Council, is a teacher at Lincoln Park High School. O'Brien said the hybrid proposal made her feel anxious and uneasy all week. Tyson and Kieran will start their school year through remote learning.

Parent opposition helps tip CPS toward an all-remote start: ‘A lot of stress and anxiety … could’ve been avoided if we had just made this decision sooner’

August 6, 2020 at 1:27 a.m.

The criticism from the Chicago Teachers Union was to be expected, since its leaders came out against reopening schools even before the district proposed it. But parents around the city,...

Man defending sister fatally shot by her ex during quarrel on Chicago’s Far South Side

August 4, 2020 at 1:36 p.m.

Bail was denied Friday for an 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting a man trying to intervene in a fight he was having with the man's sister on the Far South...

A protester holds a message of police-free schools at an Occupy City Hall protest Aug. 3, 2020, outside the Thompson Center in Chicago.

More Chicago high schools vote to keep police resource officers, though protests against them go on

August 3, 2020 at 9:48 p.m.

Local councils from at least 19 Chicago high schools have now voted to keep school resource officers on their campuses, even as protests against policing in schools continued Monday. Last...

Whether Chicago Public Schools like Orozco Community Academy in Pilsen will reopen this fall remains uncertain, even though CPS has proposed a hybrid of in-school and remote learning.

Have questions about Chicago Public Schools’ fall plan? Here’s what you need to know, as CPS gives parents a week to opt out of in-person classes.

August 2, 2020 at 3:25 p.m.

If all goes according to the current proposal, most Chicago Public Schools students will return to classrooms for in-person learning two days a week in September. But even before CPS...

The Chicago Public Schools headquarters in Chicago on June 22, 2020.

Chicago Public Schools families given until Aug. 7 to opt out of in-person classes, even before final decision on CPS fall plan

August 1, 2020 at 3:05 a.m.

Although no final decision has been made on what instruction will look like in Chicago Public Schools this fall, parents learned Friday that they have a week to decide whether...

Chicago Teachers Union members march during last fall's strike.

Will Chicago teachers strike — again — if CPS schools reopen this fall? Union officials remain mum so far.

July 30, 2020 at 9:23 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union continues to loudly oppose the Chicago Public Schools preliminary proposal to reopen for in-person learning this fall. Having gone on strike for 11 days last fall,...

An umbrella union affiliated with the Chicago Teachers Union has said strikes are a possibility this fall if schools reopen with inadequate safety measures.

‘Health and safety strikes’ are on the table if schools reopen without adequate COVID-19 protections, two Illinois statewide teachers union announce

July 30, 2020 at 2:52 a.m.

Illinois teachers and other school employees could strike if school districts implement in-person learning without meeting safety measures outlined by government entities or medical professionals, two of the largest teachers...

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