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February 1, 2021

Chicago Public Schools vows to lock out teachers who don't show up, inching dispute closer toward strike

The standoff between Chicago Public Schools and its Teachers Union appears to be reaching a breaking point Monday as staff have been given a final warning to report to facilities or they would lose access to their remote teaching tools -- something the union previously has said would prompt a strike. 

February 1, 2021

Chicago mother says coronavirus public school shutdowns 'killing our kids mentally'

Chicago public school parent Amy Jacobson argued on Monday that children are suffering “mental abuse” by not returning to the classroom amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying “we are killing our kids mentally” with the school shutdowns.

January 29, 2021

Chicago Teachers Union wants vaccine before returning to schools, but top US districts are open without shots

The Chicago Teachers Union was pushing Friday for its members to be vaccinated before being required to return to classrooms, one of the key sticking points in its ongoing labor dispute with the city’s public schools over a planned Feb. 1 reopening date for K-8 students. 

January 28, 2021

Mother of teen who committed suicide ‘because of COVID isolation' sues Illinois governor

An Illinois mother of a teenager who killed himself during the coronavirus pandemic is suing Gov. JB Pritzker over COVID-19 restrictions telling “The Faulkner Focus” on Thursday, “My son died because of COVID isolation.”

January 27, 2021

Kenosha protester accused of firing into air before Kyle Rittenhouse shooting slapped with new arson charge

A Wisconsin man previously accused of firing a shot into the air moments before then-17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly gunned down three protesters in Kenosha, killing two of them over the summer, was slapped with a new felony arson charge Tuesday after prosecutors say he also lit a dumpster on fire during violent demonstrations earlier that night.

January 27, 2021

Chicago's plan to reopen schools hits another barrier as union threatens strike

Chicago ditched plans Tuesday for thousands of teachers to report to schools this week ahead of students after the teacher's union said its members wouldn't comply and were prepared to picket over coronavirus safety concerns. 

January 23, 2021

Judge: Kenosha shooter can’t associate with supremacists

An 18-year-old Illinois teen charged with fatally shooting two people during a protest in southeastern Wisconsin last year is prohibited from associating with known white supremacists under a judge’s recently modified bail conditions.

January 22, 2021

Illinois man who allegedly said he would 'kill' any Democrat held without bond

An Illinois man who allegedly threatened the lives of President Biden and other Democratic leaders before this week’s inauguration was ordered held without bond during a recent court hearing.

January 22, 2021

Wheel falls off plane landing at O'Hare Airport, lands with 'boom' in Chicago family's yard

Fortunately, the wheel did not inflict any injury to the residents of the Jefferson Park neighborhood where it crashed down

January 21, 2021

Illinois poised to end cash bail and possibly set alleged criminals free

While the nation’s attention was focused on the transition of power in Washington, Illinois state lawmakers passed a massive criminal justice reform bill that would, among other things, end cash bail.