Chicago teachers vote to authorize strike in contract talks
Cost-of-living raises, pension contributions and health care have been key issues since the contract expired last year
Cost-of-living raises, pension contributions and health care have been key issues since the contract expired last year
CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has sharply criticized Gov. Bruce Rauner for attacking downstate Democrats who supported additional funding for Chicago Public Schools. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Durbin told Illinois delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday they “cannot allow any politician to divide this state.” Durbin later told reporters:…