CPS security video shows Secret Service trying to enter Chicago’s Hamline School
Chicago Public Schools officials had a calm, seemingly friendly conversation with two U.S. Secret Service agents outside ...
Chicago Teachers Union rejects factfinder report amid contract talks with CPS, strike fears mount
Neither the CTU nor CPS have used the word "strike," but the reality is the 19-page factfinding report opens the door for ...
CPS, independent arbitrator agree the district can’t afford much more on teachers contract, CPS says
This comes after the teachers union said the report showed CPS has money to spare. CPS leaders said the report instead “confirmed the district's severe financial constraints.” ...
Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez asserts no need for teachers strike following release of fact-finder’s report
The teachers union rejection of the report opens the door for a strike as soon as March following the 30-day cooling-off ...
CPS needs an educator as its leader, says School Board member Che ‘Rhymefest’ Smith
State law now calls for Chicago Public Schools to be run by a CEO. Smith is pushing for CPS to be led by a superintendent.
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Former scout leader who assaulted 19 boys jailed
A former scout leader who assaulted children as young as seven over almost three decades has been jailed. Ian Charles Silvester, 60, was found guilty of 79 offences following a trial at Lewes Crown ...
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UTSA’s Francine Romero elected as CPS board chair
FEBRUARY 6, 2025 — The CPS Energy Board of Trustees has appointed Francine Romero, chair of the UTSA Department of Public ...
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CPS Leaders See ‘No Reason’ for Possible Strike After Teachers Union Rejects Fact-Finding Report
That is the last thing that students and families need,” CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said of a possible teachers strike, “and given how close our teams are to an agreement, we see no reason for such a ...
Chicago Teachers Union rejects fact-finding report, negotiations to continue
CHICAGO — Chicago Teachers Union contract negotiations hit a snag after the union rejected an arbitrator’s findings. “We have ...
Christopher Stockton given life sentence for murder and cruelty of partner's toddler in Darlington
A man who shook his partner's toddler to death, in their Darlington home, has been jailed for life. Christopher Stockton, 38, was in sole charge of 22-month-old Charlie Roberts when he suffered an ...