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Live Updates: Chicago Teachers Strike 2019

Some 35,000 Chicago teachers and city workers will strike on Thursday if there is no contract deal. Last updated at 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 15.

U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman issued a temporary injunction Monday night blocking a Trump Administration policy set to begin Tuesday.

Authorities said that a Chicago man who gunned down five of his neighbors left notes suggesting he was planning an act of violence.

In total, 772,450 scooter rides were taken during the four-month trial period — that’s an average of about 7,000 rides per day.

The effects of the groundbreaking engineering feat are still being felt today — as far as the Gulf of Mexico.

Samantha Power’s new memoir gives insight into the complexities of trying to influence U.S. policy at the highest levels of government.

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Federal agents sought information on ComEd, a speed camera company, video gambling machines, and more.

The union says it modified its demands around staffing and class sizes. Both sides said they are committed to reaching a deal.

In contract talks, Chicago Public Schools is trying to end a midyear transfer option for teachers, saying it says hurts struggling schools.

Brigid Kosgei of Kenya won the Chicago Marathon on Sunday in 2 hours, 14 minutes, 4 seconds to break the world record in the event.

Johann Buis was born in South Africa during apartheid. At StoryCorps, he tells his daughters what he learned after meeting Nelson Mandela.

When Johnson saw video of Officer Jason Van Dyke killing Laquan McDonald, he didn’t object to a narrative that the shooting was justified.