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“Once again it’s dollars and cents over people. The pandemic does not go away just because you want it to,” said Bridgett White, a parent of two CPS students and a... #chicago #COVID19 #education

Pedro Martinez also said in a speech Wednesday that he wants to “reimagine” CPS, which has seen plummeting enrollment in recent years and is at a “crossroads.”

Candidates for state and federal offices and their supporters braved chilly temperatures and overnight snow flurries Monday to file their petitions for the June 28 primary.

Chicago Public Schools is dropping its mask mandate next Monday, citing a sharp decline in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks and a pending court ruling while breaking an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union to maintain universal masking through the end of the school year.

Matt Dubiel, a GOP candidate for U.S. Senate who was one of the parents in the lawsuit to unmask kids statewide, said the reason behind his run for office is easy.

Chicago Teachers Union says it will file an unfair labor complaint.

As of next week face coverings will be optional at all Chicago Public Schools, the district announced Monday.

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said earlier this week that the mask requirement would be lifted “in the near future,” backtracking from a commitment to masks just days earlier.

A downstate Illinois attorney is suing Chicago Public Schools over their continued face mask requirement.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez expects that the school district will move to a “mask optional model for all students and staff in the near future,” according to a