Chicago

Top Chicago news: Teachers vote to authorize strike; police boss touts decrease in crime; more

AI Assisted Icon
Published on September 27, 2019
Top Chicago news: Teachers vote to authorize strike; police boss touts decrease in crime; morePhoto: (vincent desjardins)/Flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Chicago.

More racial isolation at schools

A decade after a judge said Chicago Public Schools no longer had to integrate its test-in high schools, the number of racially isolated schools has doubled.

Read the full story on NPR.

Chicago’s spookiest, certifiably haunted sites

You’re bound to get a chill down your spine.

Read the full story on Curbed Chicago.

Officer cleared of wrongdoing in 2016 Mount Greenwood shooting

The off-duty Chicago police officer who shot and killed Joshua Beal in 2016 was using one of his eight unregistered guns at the time, the attorney for Beal's surviving family said Thursday.

Read the full story on ABC Chicago, WLS.

Chicago teachers vote to authorize strike as early as next month

Chicago teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, union officials announced Thursday. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

Police superintendent says city has turned corner on crime

Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said he believes the city is on the right path and has turned a corner since 2016 when murders and shootings were near record highs.

Read the full story on ABC Chicago, WLS.


This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.