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Chicago city administration rocked by crisis following school reopenings, ongoing police violence
The Democratic Party administration of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is facing a deepening political crisis, with a wave of resignations and departures among her deputies and other city leaders, including the top three figures at Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
On Tuesday morning, a spokeswoman told reporters that Lightfoot would be granting one-on-one interviews “only to Black or Brown journalists.” This move is calculated to shore up support among the identity politics-obsessed upper-middle class constituency of the Democratic Party. By shifting focus to the identities of the journalists making inquiries, Lightfoot is transparently attempting to avoid answering questions about the many scandals besetting her administration, the recent wave of resignations and the release of thousands of leaked emails by city officials.
Police in the south suburbs launched an investigation Sunday after a man was shot in the hand during an argument at Northfield Square Mall in Bourbonnais, authorities said. The shooting was reported before 5 p.m. at the mall, which is located at 1600 Illinois Route 50. The victim sustained a non-life threatening injury and was driven to AMITA Health St….
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (WLS) Bourbonnais elementary school teachers will be back in school Friday.
They reached a tentative contract agreement with Elementary School District 53 Thursday night one week after going on strike. The union said its membership voted overwhelmingly to ratify the agreement.
Bourbonnais Education Association President Lauren Lundmark released a statement saying, We reached a tentative contract agreement with the board that we believe will help us keep quality educators in the district and bring new ones to Bourbonnais. We fought hard for common plan time, a decent wage increase that puts us on par with our neighbors and to maintain our health insurance. We are thrilled that tomorrow we will be back in our schools with our students. Thank you to our community for your endless support. We are stronger when we stand together. Your kind words, messages of support and help on the picket line will never be forgotten. Because of you, we will be able to continue to
DU Teachers Allege Non-Payment Of Salaries, Go On Strike
The strike by Delhi University teachers which began on Maha Shivratri is likely to intensify in the coming days. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-11T22:17:47+05:30 DU Teachers Allege Non-Payment Of Salaries, Go On Strike outlookindia.com 2021-03-11T22:19:13+05:30
Non-payment of salaries for the past six months forced thousands of Delhi University teachers to go on a strike on Thursday. We don t want our students to suffer, that is why we didn t take this drastic step for the longest time. But then we were not left with an option as many employees teaching and non-teaching have not been getting their salaries and pensions for the last six months now.