back to go to in-person learning. mayor lightfoot said city has spent more than $100 million on covid protocols. charles watson. charles: chicago teachers union is offering to send members back to classrooms monday but it won t be for in-person instruction, the newest offer proposes teachers show up to help students sign-up for covid-19 testing and handout laptops for remote learning which would begin on wednesday, according to data from chicago public schools, covid infections are surging across the district if case numbers slowdown, the union s proposal would allow in-person learning as early as the 18 and this would include weekly random school testing that allows student to opt out. in a press conference with reverend jesse jackson, the