First-generation Greek American Stelios Valanis remembers going to a Greek school attached to a Greek Orthodox church growing up. Now a father, Valanis sends his…
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Now in its 10th day, the 2019 Chicago Public Schools strike has entered historical territory — as of Monday, this is officially the longest public…
Tasha Young did not want to go on strike. The 46-year-old counselor from Lakeview High School stood with a group of teachers and staff at…
On the fifth day of the Chicago Teachers Union strike, hundreds of strikers blocked traffic outside City Hall and turned Clark and Randolph streets into…
In her first budget address Wednesday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Chicago will be “looking to Springfield” to avoid raising property taxes and help the city…
Pamela Touras-Andrikopoulos didn’t want to be on the picket line on Tuesday morning at McPherson Elementary School on Chicago’s North Side, she said. The Chicago…
Bulletin boards, sign-up sheets and empty seats line the walls of the People’s Music School in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The sound of a single trumpet…
Like many mothers, Englewood resident Deja Williams was worried by the news of the Parkland, Florida shooting. But hearing that Illinois lawmakers voted on a series…