Chicago Sun-Times / Chicago Daily News collection / Chicago History Museum / Getty Images Chicago Considers Removal of Lincoln, Washington Statues as Part of Confronting 'Hard Truths' of City's 'Racial History' Chicago might demolish statues of multiple important historical figures as it confronts its 'racial history.' By Jack Davis February 18, 2021
Scott Olson / Getty Images Lightfoot's Chicago: On-Duty Police Detective Robbed While Investigating Homicide A Chicago PD detective was mugged by two armed individuals while looking for evidence at the location of a recent homicide. By Ryan Rogers February 14, 2021
FatCamera / Getty Images Chicago Teachers Union Finally Folds After Months of Refusing to Return to Classrooms The Chicago Teachers Union agreed to return to classrooms after months of bitter negotiations. By The Associated Press February 10, 2021
Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images Beleaguered Chicago Mayor Comes to Shocking Realization That Locking Down Students in Their Homes Is Bad Despite her previous support for lockdowns, Lightfoot is battling the Chicago Teachers Union to reopen schools. By Samantha Kamman February 8, 2021
Bslave / Shutterstock Chicago Teacher Accuses White Parents of Trying to Kill Black People by Wanting Schools Open A science teacher in Chicago argued that those who want to return kids to the classroom are ‘white parents’ who want to kill minorities. By Kipp Jones January 29, 2021
Kamil Krzaczynski - AFP / Getty Images Major Teachers Union Votes Against Returning to Schools, Thwarting Reopening Plan The union said that teachers will not abandon remote learning until Chicago's COVID-19 test positivity rate falls below 3 percent. By Jack Davis January 25, 2021
Cook County Sheriff's Office via AP Man Arrested After Hiding in Chicago Airport for Months Due to COVID Fears A California man was arrested after spending three months hiding in a Chicago airport due to his fears over the coronavirus pandemic. By The Associated Press January 18, 2021
Ashlee Rezin Garcia - Pool / Chicago Sun-Times / AP With Trump on the Way Out, Mayor Lightfoot Now Demanding Restaurants and Bars Reopen 'as Quickly as Possible' Doesn’t this epiphany of consciousness and common sense seem oddly timed? By Kipp Jones January 15, 2021
Kamil Krzaczynski - AFP / Getty Images 40% of Teachers and Staff Refused To Show Up for Work When Schools Reopened One teacher said she and her colleagues are 'afraid for our lives.' By Erin Coates January 5, 2021
Natasha Moustache / Getty Images 2020 Comes to a Close as One of Chicago's Bloodiest in Recent Memory The number of homicides and shootings spiked dramatically in Chicago in 2020. By The Associated Press January 1, 2021