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Waukegan teachers strike in front of Waukegan High School on Oct. 2.

Waukegan teachers strike enters 6th day with ‘little progress’ reported

May 21, 2019 at 1:49 p.m.

The Waukegan teachers strike headed into its sixth school day today after contract talks ended late Wednesday without a resolution. Representatives from Waukegan District 60 and the teachers union are...

Waukegan talks end for the night with no deal to end strike

May 21, 2019 at 1:48 p.m.

The dispute between teachers and board members at Waukegan District 60 continued this evening, with talks breaking down and no set time to return to the bargaining table, officials said....

Strike presents challenge to some Waukegan families

June 17, 2018 at 6:37 a.m.

Teachers strike negotiations resumed this week in Waukegan, but parents and students in District 60 were left scrambling to occupy their days without classes. The Waukegan Park District, Waukegan Public...

Sides split on progress of Waukegan teacher strike talks

May 21, 2019 at 1:48 p.m.

Negotiations resumed Tuesday between Waukegan School District 60 and its striking teachers, but both sides were split on how much progress had been made. "Some proposals have been withdrawn and...

No school Monday in Waukegan as talks resume in teachers strike

May 21, 2019 at 1:46 p.m.

There will be no school again Monday for Waukegan students as negotiators for striking teachers and District 60 head back to the bargaining table. In a statement issued Friday, the...

Waukegan teachers strike after contract talks break down

May 21, 2019 at 1:44 p.m.

About 17,000 students have no classes today in Waukegan School District 60 after teachers went on strike this morning. Negotiations broke down overnight and are at a standstill over issues...

Coyote expected to recover after getting stuck in car grille

May 21, 2019 at 1:44 p.m.

A very lucky young coyote who has been named Vern is recovering from three broken legs but is expected to survive after he was hit by a car and got...

Mother said son, 17, texted her before being killed in Skokie

June 18, 2018 at 7:51 a.m.

The mother of a teenager shot to death in Skokie overnight said he had sent her a text message on Sunday night to say he was coming home soon. Patricia...

Parents of ‘huffing’ crash convict speak out

June 17, 2018 at 8:00 a.m.

More than two years after Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento was struck and killed by a car driven by a young woman who was high on inhalants, Jaclyn's parents have yet to tell...

5 years in ‘huffing’ crash that killed girl, 5

December 23, 2018 at 12:51 p.m.

Capping two years of public conversation about a criminal case colored by race and class, a Lake County judge on Wednesday sentenced a woman to five years in prison for...

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