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For the second straight week, every U.S. state and territory is on Chicago’s travel advisory, the city announced Tuesday.

Chicago Public Schools parents wondering whether or not they should send their students to classes Friday won’t have an answer just yet.

Negotiations between CPS and CTU continued Wednesday amid a stalemate over remote learning. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has the story.

As a standoff continues between Chicago Public Schools and teachers over COVID safety protocols, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the city has filed an unfair labor practices complaint over a union vote to switch to remote learning.

Many parents are looking for answers on what to do Wednesday after classes were canceled late Tuesday night following a vote from the Chicago Teachers Union to switch to remote learning without the district’s permission.

As the Chicago Teachers Union voted to move back to remote learning, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that Chicago Public Schools will not accept the move, creating a stalemate that could lead to canceled classes. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has more.

Chicago Public Schools officials have said that they plan to cancel classes Wednesday if the Chicago Teachers Union votes to move to all-remote learning, and that move came one step closer to fruition in a vote by the union’s House of Delegates.

Beginning Jan. 3, Chicago will require proof of vaccination for many indoor public spaces as the city works to combat what officials are calling “the biggest COVID surge that we have seen since before vaccines were available.”

With Chicago continuing to experience a spike in violence, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is demanding that suspects of violent crimes are no longer placed on electronic monitoring.

As the city of Chicago battles an increase in carjackings and other violent crimes, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is calling for assistance from federal authorities to halt the flow of illegal weapons and reduce violence, including crimes inflicted by gangs.

Chicago restaurants will be required to only market “healthy beverages” with kids’ meals across the city, according to a new ordinance from City Council.

Families of those impacted by Chicago’s ongoing violence gathered in hopes of putting a greater spotlight on a problem that has been plaguing the city for years. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

While Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says that she respect’s the jury’s acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in his Wisconsin murder trial, she had some strong words for Judge Bruce Schroeder’s handling of the case. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot reacted to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict after a jury on Friday found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts in his murder trial connected to the shootings of three people during unrest in Kenosha during the summer of 2020.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot addresses public safety ahead of the Thanksgiving parade taking place later this week.

Chicago’s City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a pilot program pitched by Mayor Lori Lightfoot as part of her budget address last month, which would give $500 monthly payments to 5,000 low-income households.

Chicago unveiled the newly-renamed Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive Thursday afternoon.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is set to deliver a coronavirus update for Chicago Monday afternoon.

The Chicago Police Department issued a new internal memo Sunday, saying officers will be disciplined if they don’t follow direct orders related to the city’s mandatory vaccine policy., multiple sources said. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has the latest on the vaccine showdown.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx fired back Monday night at Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot who hours earlier blasted the prosecutor’s decision not to charge five men who police linked to a deadly gang shootout. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.