CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Teachers Union says it wants to “shut the city down” April 1 as it presses its demands for a balanced state budget and higher taxes on wealthy Illinoisans, reports WBBM’s Bob Roberts.
Pickets will appear outside of schools as early as 6:30 April first. Teachers Union vice president Jesse Sharkey is asking “all Chicago citizens” who are concerned by the budget impasse in Springfield to join the one-day protest.
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