The body of a Chicago Public Schools teacher who went missing over one week ago was pulled from Lake Michigan on Monday morning, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said.
As of Friday, the Chicago teachers strike has matched the length of the 2012 strike, which had kids out of school for seven days.
Thousands of Chicago teachers gathered downtown to protest while Mayor Lori Lightfoot gave her budget address as the Chicago teacher strike entered its seventh day.
CPS canceled classes Wednesday as the Chicago teachers strike continued, and the Chicago Teachers Union is planning a demonstration at Mayor Lori Lightfoot's budget address to the city council.
The Chicago Teachers Union responded sharply and with disappointment to a letter sent to union leadership on the fifth full day, and third school day, of the 2019 Chicago teachers strike.
Schools are closed Monday after Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union failed to reach an agreement over the weekend.
