From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: Strike deadline near, dire finances complicate Chicago school talks from Reuters Chicago's public schools and its teachers' union make the final push to avert a looming strike with its success hanging on each side's willingness to accept unappetizing concessions. The teachers are asked to ramp up contributions to their pension fund, a demand the union has already once rejected. Unions want extra money for teachers from special economic development districts — a controversial proposal given their uneven, hard to predict revenue. more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063