Chicago

Chicago (i/ʃˈkɑːɡ/ or /ʃˈkɔːɡ/) is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.

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CTU contract is a 'turning point' that will help CPS students get the education they deserve

Chicago Sun-Times 01 Apr 2025
Every time educators negotiate with CPS, at least since Karen and then Jesse Sharkey and now myself, have led our union, we have fought to bring dignity to our profession, and we have fought harder to deliver the quality education that Chicago’s students deserve....
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CTU bargainers approve tentative contract deal. Here’s what you need to know.

Chicago Sun-Times 01 Apr 2025
A key Chicago Teachers Union committee spent hours Monday going through a hefty package of proposals before finally approving a tentative agreement with Chicago Public Schools, a significant step toward finalizing a deal on a new four-year contract ... Bilingual and special education ... Nader Issa covers education for the Chicago Sun-Times....
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Afternoon Briefing: Teen charged in Streeterville shooting that wounded tourist

Chicago Tribune 01 Apr 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. The Chicago Teachers Union’s team of 65 educators voted in favor of a proposed settlement last night that wrapped up close to a year of negotiations with the school district ... A full 30,000 membership vote and approval from the Chicago Board of Education will seal the deal ... (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Miche Fest 2025....
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CPS, teachers union reach proposed contract deal after a year of tough negotiations

Chicago Tribune 01 Apr 2025
Chicago Teachers Union educators voted on a final proposed contract deal with the school district Monday, capping off months of contentious negotiations and leadership conflicts that threatened to destabilize the nation’s fourth-largest district ... Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro ......
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Gov. JB Pritzker\u2019s push to allow community colleges to offer 4-year degrees faces uphill climb ...

Journal Gazette 01 Apr 2025
Four-year universities argue the bill could diminish progress the state has made on educational access and achievement, according to a statement to reporters from a coalition of Illinois universities including leadership from Chicago State University, Illinois State University ......
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Wisconsin voters to choose top education official and consider voter ID amendment

Newsday 01 Apr 2025
Here’s a look at the two contests.Incumbent education leader backed by unions, Democrats faces GOP choice ... Underly’s education career began in 1999 as a high school social studies teacher in Indiana ... She worked for almost 10 years as a special education teacher and instructional coach in Chicago Public Schools....
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Want to visit the Shedd Aquarium for free? Chicago museums offer free admission in April

Rockford Register Star 01 Apr 2025
Educators from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, police officers, firefighters and active-duty U.S ... Chicago Ave ... Buy tickets here.Chicago History Museum ... Buy tickets here.DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center ... Chicago Holocaust Museum and Education Center....
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Daywatch: What to know about today’s elections in Chicago suburbs

Chicago Tribune 01 Apr 2025
Wisconsin voters to choose top education official and consider voter ID amendment Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, speaks as President Chicago Firefighters Local 2, Pat Cleary, right, listens while dozens of Chicago Teachers Union and firefighter union members and supporters rally on March 24, 2025....
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CTU reaches a contract deal: What’s new and how it will affect CPS students

Chicago Tribune 01 Apr 2025
The Chicago Teachers Union’s team of 65 educators voted in favor of a proposed settlement Monday evening that wrapped up close to a year of negotiations with the school district ... A full 30,000 membership vote and approval from the Chicago Board of Education will seal the deal ... Teachers assistants, librarians, nurses and bilingual education supports....
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s push to allow community colleges to offer 4-year degrees faces uphill ...

The Brunswick News 01 Apr 2025
CHICAGOMonica Mendoza started working on her early childhood education about a decade ago with the dream of opening a day care in her home. After breaks due to the pandemic and the birth of her third and fourth ... ....
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Students, women in trades advocate for more career, technical education in Illinois

Journal Gazette 01 Apr 2025
To get themselves on those paths, earlier this school year they tried to enroll in career and technical education, or CTE, classes at their school in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, even if it meant skipping lunch to fit these courses into their schedules....
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Gov. JB Pritzker’s push to allow community colleges to offer 4-year degrees faces uphill climb ...

Chicago Tribune 31 Mar 2025
Four-year universities argue the bill could diminish progress the state has made on educational access and achievement, according to a statement to reporters from a coalition of Illinois universities including leadership from Chicago State University, Illinois State University ......

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