13-year-old raps about guns, girls and drugs
theGRIO REPORT - When most 13 year olds are getting ready to begin eigth grade this fall, Lil Mouse is creating sinister stories about the streets...
Talks to end Chicago teachers strike make progress
CHICAGO (AP) - The city's public schools will stay closed for at least one more day, but leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union and the school district kept talking Thursday, with both sides saying they were drawing closer to a deal to end the nearly weeklong strike...
'Safe havens' for kids offered during Chicago teachers strike
CHICAGO - As the Chicago Teacher’s Union strike enters its fourth day, the nearly 400,000 students, and their parents, have been left in limbo with 'nothing to do' during the standoff...
Chicago teachers strike Day 4: Optimistic smiles abound
theGRIO REPORT - Chicago Teachers’ Union president Karen Lewis and school board president David Vitale showed optimistic signs that an agreement could be reached soon...
Hit-and-run death of jail guard brings changes to street
CHICAGO - The hit-and-run death of a corrections officer two months ago has spurred officials to make changes to the street where the incident happened.
Chicago teacher's strike Day 3: Parent says 'I support the teachers'
theGRIO REPORT - Talks ended Tuesday evening with no agreement reached between the Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) and the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), but with a new offer presented that would include concessions on recalls and performance evaluations...
Chicago teachers union president says strike will continue
CHICAGO (AP) - The president of the Chicago Teachers Union says teachers and the school district are still far apart in their contract dispute and that the walkout will almost certainly extend into a third day on Wednesday...
Chicago teachers strike heads into second day
CHICAGO (AP) - A strike by thousands of teachers in Chicago headed into its second day Tuesday, creating a political headache for Mayor Rahm Emanuel just as the former chief aide to President Barack Obama takes on a larger role in his former boss's campaign...
Romney: Chicago teachers turning backs on students
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday said Chicago teachers are turning their backs on thousands of students and that President Barack Obama is rooting for the striking educators...
Chicago teachers on strike, 400,000 students stranded
CHICAGO - For the first time in 25 years, teachers in the country's third-largest public school system hit the picket line.
