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‘Enough Is Enough’: Chicago Mayor Demands Teachers Return To Work In Fiery Speech

Emily Zanotti
‘Enough Is Enough’: Chicago Mayor Demands Teachers Return To Work In Fiery Speech
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot appears to have reached the end of her patience with the Chicago Teachers Union, which pushed negotiations on whether Chicago teachers would return to in-person instruction into another day, effectively delaying the start of classes until next week.

In a fiery speech Thursday morning, broadcast live on most local news networks, Lightfoot demanded that teachers reach a deal with the Chicago Public Schools.

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