Illinois Education Association

Governor-elect JB Pritzker has assembled a team to tackle education issues across the state, he announced Tuesday morning, dubbing it the Educational Success Transition Committee.

Governor-elect JB Pritzker has assembled a team to tackle education issues across the state, he announced Tuesday morning, dubbing it the Educational Success Transition Committee. NBC 5’s Ash-har Quraishi has the details.

Members of the West Chicago High School Teachers’ Association voted Friday to authorize a strike, according to the Illinois Education Association.

A suburban school bus driver is on unpaid leave after a first-grader brought what appeared to be a grenade on the vehicle, the Illinois Education Association.

The largest teachers union, the Illinois Education Association, is endorsing Democrat JB Pritzker for governor. The 135,000 members of the IEA represent the state’s largest education employee’s organization.

Happy Holidays to all, as NBC 5 political reporters Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern bring you a festive look at what we can expect in the world of politics in 2018. 

After two weeks of striking, educational support workers in a northwest suburban school district returned to their classrooms Monday, but said they will continue their “fight for a fair contract in court.”

A judge on Tuesday lifted a temporary restraining order that kept dozens of educational support workers from striking at northwest suburban schools this week.

More than 450 educational support workers in a northwest suburban district declared a strike early Monday morning after a 12-hour negotiation failed to end with a contract.

Support staff in Palatine schools will return to the picket line Monday as a strike in District 15 enters its second week.

A judge on Tuesday lifted a temporary restraining order that had kept dozens of educational support workers from striking at northwest suburban schools this week. Susan Carlson reports.

The top headlines you need to know as you start your day on Oct. 23, 2017.