Teacher's strike at an end?

A couple of items regarding the teacher's strike from CapFax. To start, he was on it when it appears that CTU and the mayor came to an agreement to finally end the strike. A few updates to the post were made once developments had occurred.

CTU House of Delegates to meet tonight to discuss strike settlement - but one sticking point remains https://t.co/vJDb7zk0Ot

— Rich Miller (@capitolfax) October 30, 2019

Also another update from today about miscommunication between legislative leadership in Springfield who publicly made their own efforts to end the teacher's strike and of course the governor's office. It seems no state politicans wants to enter the sticking point of an elected school board that could only serve to prolong the strike.

A miscommunication or is somebody not telling the truth? https://t.co/WEthZYBw0F

— Rich Miller (@capitolfax) October 31, 2019

Teacher's strike day 10!!!

We're on day 10 (yesterday I erroneously referred to yesterday as day 8) of the teacher's strike. Here's a report from the Sun-Times:

Chicago Teachers Union leaders met Tuesday evening with the union’s governing body, its House of Delegates, to discuss the state of negotiations with Chicago Public Schools and set a plan for a possible strike-ending vote on Wednesday.

The union’s 25,000 teachers are expected to look over the city’s new offer on Wednesday morning before the House of Delegates reconvenes for a meeting and potential vote later in the day.

Meanwhile, CPS canceled classes for another day, threatening some CPS football teams’ chances to go to the playoffs. The PSAT, scheduled to be held at some schools, was also canceled.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot hand-delivered a new proposal Tuesday afternoon to the top leaders of the CTU — an offer that included $10 million more than the $500 million she had offered previously — in an effort to end the teachers strike that has roiled the city for nearly two weeks.

But the mayor and the union officials walked out of their second City Hall meeting of the day without a tentative agreement ahead of the delegates’ meeting.

Here's a post announcing the cancellation of classes this morning from CPS' ig

8 straight days of cancelled classes for CPS students

Not whole lot of updates to this strike on this blog since it started on October 17th. So far as I write this it doesn't appear there will be a return of students to the classrooms in CPS schools at this time. Today will mark 8 days of cancelled classes which makes this strike the longest since 1987.

For the most part I've been using ig with the use of ig stories and have posted updates on our fb page with regards to this strike. Here's a recent CPS post from Monday with regards to the announcement of CPS' cancelled classes.

I do sincerely hope that CPS students will return to the classroom in the near future.

No strike

 This is really old news and most of our young people are in school this morning after the Columbus Day holiday weekend. The deal was struck yesterday between CPS and CTU to avert a teacher's strike. I'm glad that the children are back in school and we won't have a repeat of 2012.

CPS alternatives during the Strike

Here are the schools, and then non-profits in 60619, 60620 and 60636. Click here for locations in other zip codes, and general information from  CPS


We apologize for the poor formatting, but we want to get this info to you ASAP

School Children First Sites By Zip Code

SchoolName Network SPED Cluster? School Type Address Zip Code

GILLESPIE Rock Island No Elementary 9301 S State St 60619

BURNSIDE Skyway No Elementary 650 E 91st Pl 60619

NEIL Skyway Yes Elementary 8555 S Michigan Ave 60619

RUGGLES Skyway No Elementary 7831 S Prairie Ave 60619

CUFFE Englewood-Gresham No Elementary 8324 S Racine Ave 60620

JOPLIN Englewood-Gresham No Elementary 7931 S Honore St 60620

FORT DEARBORN Rock Island No Elementary 9025 S Throop St 60620

ALTGELD Englewood-Gresham No Elementary 1340 W 71st St 60636

SIMEON South Side No High School 8147 S Vincennes Ave 60620

SOUTHSIDE OCC HS Southwest Side Yes High School 7342 S Hoyne Ave 60636

Non-CPS Children First Locations by Zip Code: Chicago Public Library, Chicago Park District, Safe Haven and Community Based Organizations

Type Name Address Zip Phone Mon Hours Tue Hours Wed Hours Thur Hours Fri Hours



Library Greater Grand Crossing 1000 E. 73rd Street 60619 (312) 745-1608 12-8 10-6 12-8 10-6 9-5

Library Whitney M. Young, Jr. 7901 S. King Drive 60619 (312) 747-0039 10-6 12-8 10-6 12-8 9-5

Park Avalon 1215 E. 83rd St 60619 60619 773.646.3180 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30

Park Tuley 501 E. 90th PL 60619 60619 312-747-6763 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30

Church Assembly Of Faith 1222 W. 108th St. 60619 (773)-407-1736 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00

Church Bethlehem Star M.B. Church 9231 S. Cottage Grove 60619 (773) 487-8441 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00

Church True Light Baptist Church 7302 S. Maryland 60619 (773) 789-7237 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00

CBO True Star Foundation 1130 S. Wabash 60619 312 588 0100 11am-2pm 11am-2pm 11am-2pm 11am-2pm 11am-2pm

Library Brainerd 1350 W. 89th Street 60620 (312) 747-6291 10-6 12-8 10-6 12-8 9-5

Library Thurgood Marshall 7506 S. Racine Avenue 60620 (312) 747-5927 12-8 10-6 12-8 10-6 9-5

Park Brainerd 1246 W. 92nd St. 60620 60620 312-747-6576 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30

Park Foster 1440 W. 84th St. 60620 60620 312-747-6135 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30

CBO Catholic Bishop-St. Sabina 7800 S. Racine 60620 773-351-5573 3-6:30pm 3-6:30pm 3-6:30pm 3-6:30pm 3-6:30pm

CBO KLEO 119 E. 55th St. 60620 773-527-9960 3-6:30pm 3-6:30pm 3-6:30pm 3-6:30pm 3-6:30pm

Library West Englewood 1745 W. 63rd Street 60636 (312) 747-3481 12-8 10-6 12-8 10-6 9-5

Park Ogden 6500 S. Racine 60636 60636 312-747-6572 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30 8:30-3:30

Church Faith Temple 6201 S. Wolcott 60636 (773) 776-2984 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00

Church Hope Presbyterian 1354 W. 61st Street 60636 (773) 737-8394 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00

Church Liberations Christian Center 6801 S. Ashland 60636 773 436-7940 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00 8:30-2:00

CBO Family Focus: Englewood 6727 S Western Ave 60636 773-962-0366




In addition to all of the CPS sponsored alternatives, other organizations have alternatives as well.

For example  Greater Institutional AME Church's daycare is offering daycare for just $25 a day, with no long term commitment or application fee. Greater Institutional AME Church is at 7800 S. Indiana Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60617  phone - 773-873-0880  Disclaimer: JP's daughter Mia, is at Greater Institutional.


Please add your alternatives in the comments section (as well as general thoughts)