Chicago schools, union continue talks over virus safety plan

CHICAGO (AP) — Negotiations between Chicago leaders and the teachers’ union over COVID-19 safety protocols have stretched into Wednesday evening, days after city officials threatened a lockout and teachers entertained a strike. The fight to reopen Chicago Public Schools, which went remote last March, has been brewing for months. The nation’s third-largest district has pitched a gradual return for pre-K to 8th grade students with no definite plans yet for high school students. B