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Student Edgar Guerra, 10, watches Chicago Public School teachers picket outside Maranatha Church in Chicago where Mayor Rahm Emanuel was visiting students that were taking part at the Safe Haven program Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. The church was providing students with structured activities and a safe environment during the teachers strike. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Opinion: At Chicago’s teacher strike no one is thinking about the children

By Stephen A. Nuño

When school children start paying union dues, then perhaps they can expect unions to represent their interests. And as the Chicago Teachers Union goes on strike … Read More

Public school teachers picket outside Amundsen High School on the first day of a strike by the Chicago Teachers Union, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in Chicago. The school is one of more than 140 schools in the Chicago Public Schools' "Children First" contingency plan, which feeds and houses students for four hours during the strike. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Community rallies to help parents deal with Chicago teachers strike

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Esme Borrero is one of the lucky ones. Borrero is able to take care of her two children, a third grader and an eighth grader at Burley Elementary School, while … Read More

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union distribute strike signage at the Chicago Teachers Union strike headquarters on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 in Chicago. The union has vowed to strike on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, should it fail to reach an agreement over teachers' contracts with Chicago Public Schools by that date. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Parents left to fend for themselves after Chicago teachers announce strike

By Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago teachers went on strike Monday for the first time in 25 years after their union and district officials failed to reach a contract … Read More

Emily Ponce, 8, a second-grader at Manuel Perez Jr. Elementary School, in Chicago's predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, watches her brother Jose Ponce, 13, a Perez eighth-grader, as he talks about the chance of a teachers strike. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

In Chicago, Latino students and families brace for teachers’ strike

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

CHICAGO — Elfega Cazares isn't taking sides in the standoff between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools over contract talks. Like many of … Read More

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Weekend Cocktail: toast to summer’s end

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Daniel De Oliveira knows a thing or two about stirring things up on Chicago’s nightlife scene, having poured exotic, sexy beverages at local urban hotspots … Read More

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Opinion: Learning by example — what an idea

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- Every once in a while you hear about an education reform measure that just simply makes sense. Newly in vogue: Showing teachers how great teachers … Read More

At least 11,000 people showed up for the workshop led by immigrant rights advocates for help in putting together identity documents and filling out the detailed forms on the first day that the federal government began accepting applications. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Thousands of dreamers start applying for deferred deportation

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In the Navy pier, in Chicago, Illinois, the lines started last night. By the end of the day today, it is expected that more than ten thousand young undocumented … Read More

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“Filly Brown” star Gina Rodriguez: “You don’t have to be a cookie cutter Latina”

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If you ever had doubts that a Latina can deliver street savvy rhymes with the best of them while carrying herself with integrity and style, push them aside. … Read More

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NBC Latino congratulates: Jessica Almanza

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This summer, Jessica Almanza is working at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago for the third summer in a row. For the past two years, she has gone … Read More

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Celia All Stars ready to channel Celia Cruz at Festival Cubano

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This month marks the ninth-year anniversary of the passing of multi-Grammy winning salsa legend, Celia Cruz. Some might not know she had multiple platinum and … Read More