CPS CEO Macquline King on Thursday afternoon said her recommendation to the board has been, for weeks, to maintain May 1 as an instructional day for students despite a push from the Chicago Teachers Union.

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A Waymo vehicle drives through Chicago’s Near North Side on March 20, 2026, as the company begins testing and mapping the city. (Georgia Epiphaniou / Medill Illinois News Bureau)

Waymo Begins Testing in Chicago as Bill Seeks to Legalize Autonomous Vehicles in Illinois

For the last year, legislators in Springfield have been trying to work through a variety of issues raised by skeptics of the autonomous vehicles, known as AVs.

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CPD Brass Inconsistently Stripped Officers of Police Powers, Failed to Document Actions: Watchdog

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Nurses at Rush University Medical Center Hold Rally, File Petition to Unionize

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Pay $9.5M to Man Who Spent 19 Years in Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted, City Lawyers Recommend

| Heather Cherone

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| Josh Terry

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Chicago James Beard Award Finalists on the Value of Challenging Yourself

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Illinois Democrats Call for Removing Trump From Office After ‘Whole Civilization Will Die’ Threat to Iran

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Volunteers Turn a Chicago Man’s Recordings of 10,000 Concerts Into an Online Treasure Trove

| Associated Press

Route 66, a Quintessential American Road Trip Heavy on Kitsch and History, Turns 100

| Associated Press

License Suspension or Speed Control? Lawmakers Explore Alternative for Reckless Drivers

| Ben Szalinski — Capitol News Illinois

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Mayor Brandon Johnson Names New Deputy Mayor for Community Safety After High-Profile Firing

| Heather Cherone

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Sanjay Tailor Is First Asian American Judge on Illinois Supreme Court, Solidifies First Majority-Minority Court

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Trump Pulls Back on Iran Threats for Two Weeks, Subject to Iran Agreeing to Ceasefire

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Chicago South Side Birth Center Breaks Ground, Expected to Open Early 2027

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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Her US Senate Campaign, Health Care Funding and Raising Minimum Wage

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| UIS Public Affairs Reporting

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