Chicago’s public health commissioner says the city has officially passed the peak of omicron cases, but that the city is not “out of the woods” yet.

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Chicago Public Schools classes resume after contentious negotiations with the district and Mayor Lori Lightfoot over a COVID-19 safety plan. A group of CPS students organize a walkout...

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Labor peace for the time being at CPS but will it last? Omicron numbers start to plateau. Art Institute workers unionize. The race for governor starts to heat up. And a goldfish goes for a...