5 Chicago high school students hospitalized after exposure to chemical spray
The Chicago Fire Department said all five Steinmetz College Prep students were taken to hospitals in good condition.
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The Chicago Fire Department said all five Steinmetz College Prep students were taken to hospitals in good condition.
The email was sent to Chicago Public School teachers encouraging them to ask students to volunteer on her campaign.
The district will present the proposed schedule at next month's Board of Education meeting, set to be held on Feb. 22 for approval, CPS said.
The district will present the proposed schedule at next month's Board of Education meeting, set to be held on Feb. 22.
Chicago Public Schools is looking for more substitute teachers, classroom assistants, paraprofessionals, and school nurses.
Chicago Public Schools is looking for more substitute teachers, classroom assistants, paraprofessionals, and school nurses.
The Chicago Teachers Union says it will drop off thousands of signatures at City Hall at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The Chicago Teachers Union says it will drop off thousands of signatures at City Hall at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
CPS told the Chicago Teachers Union the wipes were removed because the manufacturer just recently told the district the wipes should be used with personal protective equipment.
A teacher said the Chicago Public Schools did provide any notification about the safety concerns before the change happened. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Eight of the nine mayoral candidates attended, but all answered a pre-forum questionnaire -- all but Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
On Thursday night, the school was evacuated in the middle of a girls basketball game after the mercury was found.
Lane Tech Principal Edwina Thompson said late Thursday, a "small quantity of mercury" was found in discovered in the bathroom of the school.
Critics called the Lightfoot campaign's emails to CPS teachers "deeply problematic."
Whether or not the email effort from Mayor Lori Lightfoot's campaign seeking to recruit Chicago Public Schools students was legal, political science professor Stephen Caliendo says the optics are poor. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday acknowledged it "was clearly a mistake" for her campaign to email Chicago Public School teachers, but said the staffer involved will not be fired. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
It is a move that critics are calling “deeply problematic.” CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Schools hand out report cards throughout the year and on Thursday, Chicago Public Schools got its review in the annual report from the Office of Inspector General. There were no letter grades, so it's perhaps best to summarize the results as a mixed bag. CBS 2's Marie Saavedra sorted it all out for parents and taxpayers.
There were no letter grades, so it's perhaps best to summarize the results as a mixed bag.
The community meeting Wednesday night at the Harriet M. Harris Park fieldhouse, 6200 S. Drexel Ave., was advertised as a "conversation." But there wasn't really a discussion.
Thursday's decorating was all part of Chicago Public Schools "Winterfest" activities.
CPS notified parents on Wednesday that all schools will be open for a full day of classes on Thursday.
Plow crews are on standby – and some private vendors are already on call.
Plow crews are on standby – and some private vendors are already on call. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports on that and other preparations.
Extreme winter weather is expected to hit Chicago starting on Thursday.
