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Students depart Oriole Park School on Jan. 25, 2022, in Chicago. In a recent letter to parents, Oriole school officials said based on the new guidance, "students with a documented COVID case within the last 90 days are exempt from remote learning."

Illinois schools could see fewer student quarantines from COVID-19 close contacts

January 25, 2022 at 6:41 p.m.

Illinois students who are exposed to COVID-19 but already had a confirmed case of the virus in the past three months will no longer be excluded from the classroom and...

Jesse Sharkey, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, speaks during a news conference giving an update of safety concerns with COVID-19 outside of John Spry Community School in Chicago on Jan. 10, 2022.

Chicago Teachers Union leaders face challenge from within their ranks following COVID-19 work action that canceled school for 5 days

January 25, 2022 at 6:18 p.m.

A group within the Chicago Teachers Union is launching a new campaign to challenge President Jesse Sharkey and Vice President Stacy Davis Gates in the union's spring election. The movement...

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, left, and public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady, right, give updates on the plan to safely return students to class after the winter break at a City Hall news conference on Dec. 30, 2021.

Chicago Public Schools defends change in the way it reports COVID-19 cases online after aldermen demand answers

January 24, 2022 at 5:59 p.m.

On his second day as Chicago Public Schools CEO, Pedro Martinez promised transparency in the way the district publicly reports student and staff member COVID-19 cases. "On our website, we...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez and Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, talk about fighting COVID-19 transmissions in schools on Jan. 4 at City Hall.

Chicago Public Schools to shorten quarantine time for students and staff as city passes omicron peak

January 20, 2022 at 6:04 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools plans to reduce the quarantine and isolation period for students and staff members from 10 to five days to mirror new guidance from the state and the...

Margaret Orozco pushes her bike to get tested for coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020.

Omicron surge appears to have peaked in Illinois, but officials urge continued caution as hospitals remain stressed

January 19, 2022 at 7:44 p.m.

Illinois appears to be past the peak of its largest COVID-19 surge so far as cases and hospitalizations driven by the omicron variant are starting to decline, but officials urged...

Chicago Public Schools headquarters in the Loop on Dec. 15, 2021.

Couple who got $105,000 bill from Chicago Public Schools over residency dispute fights back in court

January 17, 2022 at 12:50 p.m.

A family is fighting a $105,000 tuition bill from Chicago Public Schools after the district determined three of the children did not live in the city while attending selective enrollment...

Signs in support of the Chicago Teachers Union are handed out before a caravan from Union Park to Chicago's City Hall Jan. 5, 2022. Chicago Public Schools classes were canceled Wednesday after a Tuesday night CTU vote in favor of refusing in-person work until further COVID-19 safety measures are implemented.

Teachers union approves COVID-19 safety deal to end standoff with Chicago Public Schools; dispute-fatigued parents hope new safety measures hold as buildings reopen

January 12, 2022 at 8:17 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union has voted to approve the COVID-19 agreement with Chicago Public Schools, formally putting an end to their latest dispute over school safety, though the omicron surge...

Chicago Public Schools welcome students back — but reopening deal must pass one more union hurdle

January 12, 2022 at 12:10 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union members have until Wednesday afternoon to vote on an agreement to reopen schools for in-person learning amid the omicron-fueled COVID-19 surge. An approved deal would mark the...

Flanked by public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady and Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, Mayor Lori Lightfoot departs after a news conference at City Hall on Jan. 10, 2022. On Tuesday, Lightfoot announced she tested positive for COVID-19.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tests positive for COVID-19; CPS CEO so far negative after appearance with mayor

January 12, 2022 at 8:40 a.m.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tested positive for COVID-19 and is working from home, she announced in a statement. The mayor said she is feeling fine aside from cold-like symptoms, which...

Chicago Teachers Union vote clears way for in-person classes to resume Wednesday in Chicago Public Schools after four days of cancellations over COVID-19 clashes

July 5, 2022 at 9:21 a.m.

A proposal for Chicago Public Schools to resume in-person classes Wednesday has been approved by the Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates following a contentious weeklong standoff. The delegates also...

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