The latest on the teachers union’s decision to be out of  the classroom. The CEO of one of the city’s largest hospitals on record COVID-19 hospitalization rates. And behind a local fast-food favorite.

• COVID-19, Political Standoff Disrupt School
• CPS Cancels Classes Thursday as Negotiations With Teachers Continue
• How the COVID-19 Variant is Affecting Young People
• Fourth-Gen Family Business Fries Up a Chicago Classic for More than 40 Years
• Rush Hospital CEO on Criteria for Delaying Surgeries Amid Bed Shortage
• Spotlight Politics: Omicron Variant Pits CTU Against Mayor, Schools CEO