Evergreen Park Parents Growing Weary Of Ongoing Teachers' Strike
After six school days missed due to the teachers' strike in Evergreen Park, parents have started losing their patience with the school district.
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After six school days missed due to the teachers' strike in Evergreen Park, parents have started losing their patience with the school district.
Teachers walked off the job Oct. 2, but contract negotiations have occurred regularly since then.
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If you heard cheering around the city at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, it was probably the sound of hundreds of thousands of parents and their kids hailing the end of the teachers' strike.
CBS 2's Mike Parker talks with parents and their kids about the news that the teachers' strike will continue into its second week.
The teachers' strike has many parents hurting in their wallets as they've been forced to pay to put their kids in day care, since they haven't been able to rely on having their kids in full-day schools.
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A shooting investigation was underway outside Mt. Sinai Hospital on Wednesday morning.
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Chicago police shot and killed a man while investigating a stolen car in the Arcadia Terrace neighborhood on Tuesday night.
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