Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago

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Case Number:

1:15-cv-08149

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

442(Civil Rights: Jobs)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Sara L. Ellis

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  1. April 15, 2022

    Chicago Education Board To Pay $9.2M In Race Bias Suits

    An Illinois federal judge granted preliminary approval to the Chicago Board of Education's $9.2 million deal to end class claims from hundreds of African American teachers and paraprofessionals who say they were subject to racially discriminatory employment practices and policies that caused some to lose their jobs.

  2. September 17, 2015

    Chicago Teachers Hit Board Of Education With Race Bias Suit

    Chicago's Board of Education discriminates against black teachers and para-professional staff by targeting schools in the city with large percentages of minority employees for closure, according to a proposed putative class action filed by the educators' union on Wednesday.