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Cletis Seals, second from left, a music teacher at Proviso East High School, rallies with other striking teachers from Proviso High School District 209, across from Proviso Math and Science Academy in Forest Park on March 9, 2022.

AFT President Randi Weingarten joins striking Proviso teachers on the picket line

March 9, 2022 at 6:42 p.m.

Classes were canceled for a third day at Proviso High School District 209, where striking teachers were bolstered by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, who joined forces with...

Illinois residents worried about growing teacher shortage during COVID-19 pandemic, poll finds

March 9, 2022 at 6:41 p.m.

Illinoisans are worried about the steep shortage of teachers and school employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new bipartisan poll that also gauged residents' views on pay increases...

Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson speaks at the rally in support of the striking Proviso High School District 209 teachers, counselors, social workers and librarians as they strike outside of Proviso Math and Science Academy, March 4, 2022, in Forest Park.

Proviso High School District 209 teachers strike, classes canceled

March 4, 2022 at 5:36 p.m.

After months of stalled contract negotiations, Proviso High School District 209 teachers hit the picket line Friday, demanding better compensation and smaller class sizes, which they say are integral to...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez joins students, teachers and CPS leaders on Feb. 14 outside the newly renamed Harriet Tubman Elementary School.

Chicago Public Schools mask mandate expected to end ‘in the near future,’ CEO says

March 2, 2022 at 5:18 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez expects that the school district — the largest in the state to still require masks indoors — will move to a "mask optional model...

Students must wear masks at Kozminski Community Academy in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, Feb. 7, 2022.

Downstate attorney reignites battle against the Chicago Public Schools COVID-19 mask mandate

March 2, 2022 at 7:34 a.m.

A day after Gov. J.B. Pritzker lifted the mask mandate at Illinois schools, a downstate attorney asked an Illinois judge to halt the COVID-19 masking requirement at Chicago Public Schools...

Diageo expands Plainfield operations with $110 million investment in canned cocktail production

March 1, 2022 at 3:45 p.m.

Buoyed by the surging popularity of ready-to-drink cocktails during the COVID-19 pandemic, global liquor producer Diageo expanded its Will County manufacturing operations Tuesday with the opening of a new canning...

Students arrive at Patton Elementary School in Arlington Heights on Feb. 28, 2022. Two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has lifted the school mask mandate.

After 2 years of volatile debates, COVID-19 school mask mandate ends without fanfare in Illinois

February 28, 2022 at 6:40 p.m.

A cheerful contingent of kindergartners queued up outside Patton Elementary School in Arlington Heights Monday morning, blissfully unaware that Feb. 28 marked a dramatic milestone in their nearly two-year trek...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces that the state's indoor mask mandate will be lifted by the end of February at the Thompson Center in Chicago on Feb. 9, 2022

Pritzker halts school mask mandate with arrival of new CDC guidance

February 26, 2022 at 8:40 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said new federal COVID-19 guidance unveiled Friday will allow the state of Illinois to remove its school mask mandate on Monday, coinciding with the halting of the...

A sign encouraging mask wearing hangs on a fence outside Jensen Elementary School in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.

Pritzker to take school mask case to Illinois Supreme Court after ruling leaves masking up to local districts. About 700 are mask optional; CPS staying the course.

February 18, 2022 at 7:41 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he will ask the Illinois Supreme Court to step in after his administration lost an attempt to keep statewide masking and other COVID-19 mitigation measures at...

Teacher Dan Renaud places a protest sign on a fence during a demonstration outside Proviso East High School, Feb. 15, 2022.

Proviso classes shift to remote learning following unrest; teachers postpone strike slated for Friday

February 17, 2022 at 7:31 p.m.

Student walkouts, protests, and fires ignited in school bathrooms at Proviso High School District 209 this week prompted officials to shutter the district's three high schools Thursday and abruptly shift...

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