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🏫 Deal reached on Chicago teachers contract
April 1, 2025 · — Ava Wojnowski
Hey Chicago! It’s April 1st, which means one thing for sure in Chicago — it’s street sweeping season. Check out our other tips for April in our monthly guide!
What's CITY Talking About?
CPS, CTU Reach Tentative Deal
After nearly a year of negotiations, the proposed contract agreement reduces class sizes, gives elementary school teachers more prep time, and adds hundreds of new positions. The teachers union and school board still need to ratify the contract. [Chalkbeat]
NASCAR Street Closures Released
The good news? Traffic impacts won’t last as long as last year. Learn more about specific closures around Grant Park leading up to the race July 5-6. [FOX32]
Will Rat Birth Control Save the “Rattiest City”?
Under a pilot program, several alleys in Wicker Park and Bucktown will deploy a contraceptive to curb the rat population without resorting to poison. [Block Club]
- How to keep rats from ruining your summer 🐀 [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
What Solutions Could Help Chicago’s Transit?
Ideas include reallocating money from the state budget, redirecting the state’s federal highway funds, or expanding sales tax to help close a more than $700 million budget gap for Chicagoland transit. But lawmakers in Springfield are more interested in reform than immediate funding. [Sun-Times]
- Or is CTA just headed towards doomsday? [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
What To Do
Tuesday, April 1
- 🍸 Tattoos, Tarots, and Tinis | 6-10 p.m. | $80+ | Old Town
- 🎤 Josiah Queen | 6:15 p.m. | $27.50+ | River North
- 💬 Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson on Abundance | 7 p.m. | $68 | UIC
- 🏀 Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors | 7 p.m. | $23+ | United Center
- 🎸 Robert Cray Band | 7:30 p.m. | $40+ | Skokie
Wednesday, April 2
- 🌱 World Autism Awareness Day: Sensory Kit for the Outdoors | 10 a.m. | Free | Barrington
- 🤣 HAHAHappy Hour: The Good Guy Show | 6:30 p.m. | Free | Avondale
- 😄 Drag Bingo | 7 p.m. | $65 | Northalsted
- 🎞️ Sound of Silent Film Festival | 7:30 p.m. | $25 | Lakeview
- 🎤 Kylie Minogue | 7:30 p.m. | $60+ | Rosemont
- 🎻 2025 Chicago International Music Festival | 8 p.m. | $49 | Loop
Does anyone use the phrase “Rabbit Rabbit” when it’s the first of the month? My mom and I always say it on the first of every month to bring good luck, and I’m curious if anyone else does it 🐇🐇
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