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Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey said Monday that “real progress” was made at the negotiating table over the weekend, as the teachers strike entered its third consecutive school day of canceled classes. Sharkey told a group of picketing teachers at William Gray Elementary School in Portage Park that negotiations continued until around 10:30 p.m. Sunday night. On Sunday evening,...

Chicago Public Schools canceled classes for Monday, the third consecutive school day impacted by the teachers strike. Susan Carlson reports.

Despite optimism from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools have canceled classes for Monday as negotiations continue with the Chicago Teachers Union.

Sunday marks the fourth day of the strike and both sides are expected to head back to the bargaining table. Both sides say there’s been some improvement, however, it seems there is still more work to be done. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria has the latest.

The Chicago Teachers Union said on Saturday, the third day of the teacher’s strike, it reached tentative agreements on two major issues, however reaching a deal with Mayor Lori Lightfoot didn’t appear to be any closer.

Chicago parents leaned on family, friends and community groups as 25,000 teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district went on strike this past week , canceling classes for more than 300,000 kids.

As was the case with Day 1, negotiators pointed toward progress during Day 2 of the Chicago Teachers Union Strike on Friday. However, it remained unclear when exactly classes would resume.

Chicago teachers beginning a massive strike Thursday have rejected offers that would increase their pay, hoping that will keep pressure on the district to commit to lower class sizes and more support staff in schools. Illinois law allows the district and the union to negotiate on those issues, but educators can only strike over a few points including pay and...

Chicago Public Schools will not be in session on Friday for the second straight day as a CTU strike continues. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the latest. 

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The Chicago area has begun to clean up after another round of summer storms rolled through Tuesday night.

The Chicago area has begun to clean up after another round of summer storms rolled through Tuesday night.

‘Tis the season for stormy weather in the Chicago area and this holiday week is no exception as Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued Tuesday evening.

Sparks from a hammer driving a metal stake into the ground ignited a 2018 blaze in Northern California that killed a firefighter and became the largest wildland fire in state history, officials said Thursday. The blaze started July 17, 2018, in Mendocino County and quickly spread, aided by dry vegetation, strong winds and hot temperatures. It spread to Colusa, Glenn...

The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch Wednesday that remains in effect until 11 a.m. for Cook County and surrounding counties in Illinois and Indiana.

Andy Avalos has the latest forecast update for the Chicago area. 

A low pressure system that dumped snow across the Rockies and the Great Plains brought severe thunderstorms and high winds to much of the Chicago area Thursday, downing trees and leaving thousands without power.