Chicago police officer, Jason Van Dyke, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges regarding Laquan McDonald.
Teachers from Chicago are ready to strike if an agreement for a new contract with the Chicago Board of Education is not settled.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has apologized for the police shooting of black teenager, Laquan McDonald, in his speech on Wednesday amid the rising tensions within the city.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced on Monday that the Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the Chicago Police Department.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has asked the police superintendent Gary McCarthy to resign from his post amid tensions throughout the city.
