CHICAGO – The Chicago Teachers Union on Sunday approved a plan that will welcome city high school students back to the classroom.The union voted 83% in favor of grades 9-12 returning to partial in-person learning beginning Monday. This agreement says Chicago Public Schools, CTU and the Chicago Department of Public Health will meet by Friday about the student and family vaccination program.WGN spoke with Temple Payne, whose daughter Tristyn is one of the thousands of CPS students heading back to the classroom this week. Monday will be the 7th grader’s first day ever learning in-person...…CHICAGO – The Chicago Teachers Union on Sunday approved a plan that will welcome city high school students back to the classroom.The union voted 83% in favor of grades 9-12 returning to partial in-person learning beginning Monday. This agreement says Chicago Public Schools, CTU and the Chicago Department of Public Health will meet by Friday about the student and family vaccination program.WGN spoke with Temple Payne, whose daughter Tristyn is one of the thousands of CPS students heading back to the classroom this week. Monday will be the 7th grader’s first day ever learning in-person...WW…

Posted: Feb 19, 2021 / 07:34 AM CSTUpdated: Feb 19, 2021 / 09:31 PM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — Unbelievable video from WGN News’ Skycam 9 captured a firefighter jumping to safety while battling a massive fire in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood.A mayday call was issued after an extra-alarm fire started around 7 a.m. Friday at a building in the 2700 block of South Lowe. Power lines in the area were catching fire, causing a bigger problem for...…Posted: Feb 19, 2021 / 07:34 AM CSTUpdated: Feb 19, 2021 / 09:31 PM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — Unbelievable video from WGN News’ Skycam 9 captured a firefighter jumping to safety while battling a massive fire in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood.A mayday call was issued after an extra-alarm fire started around 7 a.m. Friday at a building in the 2700 block of South Lowe. Power lines in the area were catching fire, causing a bigger problem for...WW…

Posted: Feb 17, 2021 / 07:06 PM CSTUpdated: Feb 17, 2021 / 07:07 PM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — Residents in some neighborhoods throughout Chicago are at their wits’ end with lack of mail delivery.Seniors who live at the Rosenwald Courts apartments in Bronzeville are missing their bills, their checks and their medications.“It’s very important that I receive my medicine when they deliver it. I have eye drops that need to go in the refrigerator if they...…Posted: Feb 17, 2021 / 07:06 PM CSTUpdated: Feb 17, 2021 / 07:07 PM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — Residents in some neighborhoods throughout Chicago are at their wits’ end with lack of mail delivery.Seniors who live at the Rosenwald Courts apartments in Bronzeville are missing their bills, their checks and their medications.“It’s very important that I receive my medicine when they deliver it. I have eye drops that need to go in the refrigerator if they...WW…

Posted: Jan 31, 2021 / 03:07 PM CSTUpdated: Feb 1, 2021 / 04:44 AM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.LATEST UPDATECHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Sunday night that remote learning will continue for all Chicago Public Schools students on Monday, pushing the start date for in-person learning back to Tuesday while mandating teachers still report to schools tomorrow.CPS planned for pre-K through 8th grade students as well as students with special needs to return to...…Posted: Jan 31, 2021 / 03:07 PM CSTUpdated: Feb 1, 2021 / 04:44 AM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.LATEST UPDATECHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Sunday night that remote learning will continue for all Chicago Public Schools students on Monday, pushing the start date for in-person learning back to Tuesday while mandating teachers still report to schools tomorrow.CPS planned for pre-K through 8th grade students as well as students with special needs to return to...WW…

Posted: Sep 23, 2020 / 10:59 AM CDTUpdated: Sep 24, 2020 / 08:13 AM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — A 22-year-old man was killed and 39-year-old woman wounded during a shooting Wednesday morning in Logan Square.According to the Chicago Police Department, the pair were walking down the sidewalk on the 2500 block of north Maplewood Avenue around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when someone walked up to them, spoke to them briefly and then opened fire.Martha Tierney says...…Posted: Sep 23, 2020 / 10:59 AM CDTUpdated: Sep 24, 2020 / 08:13 AM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — A 22-year-old man was killed and 39-year-old woman wounded during a shooting Wednesday morning in Logan Square.According to the Chicago Police Department, the pair were walking down the sidewalk on the 2500 block of north Maplewood Avenue around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when someone walked up to them, spoke to them briefly and then opened fire.Martha Tierney says...WW…

Posted: Sep 25, 2020 / 01:23 PM CDTUpdated: Sep 25, 2020 / 05:33 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As early voting begins in Illinois, the Pritzker administration is warning of an across-the-board income tax hike if voters don’t approve a graduated tax increase.Gov. JB Pritzker’s office said Thursday income taxes will increase 20% for all Illinois tax payers — not just high earners.Opponents of changing the states flat income tax to a graduated...…Posted: Sep 25, 2020 / 01:23 PM CDTUpdated: Sep 25, 2020 / 05:33 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As early voting begins in Illinois, the Pritzker administration is warning of an across-the-board income tax hike if voters don’t approve a graduated tax increase.Gov. JB Pritzker’s office said Thursday income taxes will increase 20% for all Illinois tax payers — not just high earners.Opponents of changing the states flat income tax to a graduated...WW…