Chicago Public School District 299
Recent News About Chicago Public School District 299
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Panel: Board of Education was wrong to fire CPS teacher for 0.053 blood-alcohol level because she didn't show signs of impairment
A Chicago Public Schools elementary school teacher who had a blood-alcohol level of 0.053 at work will be allowed to keep her job after a state appeals court determined the Board of Education's decision to fire her for reporting to work intoxicated was “arbitrary and not supported by evidence.” -
Indicted tutoring company sues Chicago Public Schools for breach of contract
A company that was indicted for fraud earlier this year is suing the city's school system, claiming it has not paid for tutoring services provided. -
Water damage to Gery Chico's condo spurs State Farm to sue plumbing company for $67K-plus
An insurance company is suing over claims an improperly installed sink caused more than $67,000 in water damage to a South Michigan Avenue condo owned by a Chicago lawyer who heads up a state board. -
Chicago Public Schools faces suit over student's alleged playground injury
A woman is suing the city's Board of Education over claims her son was injured on a defective piece of playground equipment at his school. -
Judge denies class certification in racial discrimination suit over Chicago Board of Education's decision to "turn around" 10 schools
The Chicago Teachers Union and three black, tenured Chicago Public Schools teachers suing the city's Board of Education over allegations administrators engaged in racial discrimination by targeting schools staffed predominantly by black teachers for reorganization purposes will not be allowed to turn their suit into a class action. -
Judge dismisses CPS teacher's suit over suspension for bringing box cutter, pocket knife to class for lesson
Chicago's federal court has sided with a school district that suspended a teacher for four days without pay for bringing a box cutter and pocket knife into his classroom. -
Cook County’s addiction to lawsuit costing region badly-needed jobs
The verdict is and Cook County is one of the worst local jurisdictions in the country for legal fairness, according to the newly-released “Judicial Hellholes” report from the American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF). -
Woman sues school board over injury daughter sustained at carnival
The mother of an Anthony Overton Elementary School student is suing over claims that her daughter was injured while at a school carnival.
