The seven days that schools were closed in Chicago felt more like an eternity to parents who had to find childcare during the teacher strike. Kai checks in with Sheila Coleman, whose 12-year-old daughter was actually happy to return to school Wednesday.

It's back to school today in Chicago. In the next couple of weeks, teachers will vote on the tentative contract deal reached between the union, and negotiators for the school district and Mayor Rahm Emmanuel.

The Chicago teachers union voted to end their strike yesterday, but repairing relations will take time.

The teacher's union in Chicago has decided to suspend the strike that's kept 350,000 kids out of school the past seven days.

Lake Forrest High School in suburban Chicago is fighting its own striking teachers by running the school without them.

Questions about how to care for children while their teachers are on strike are among the issues plaguing leaders and residents in Chicago.

350,000 kids have an unexpected day off today. So what are parents doing with their kids?

A trip to the airport paid off for former technology teacher Chris Bjuland.

For the last year, union leaders have tried to push Mayor Rahm Emanuel into focusing on other issues: smaller class sizes, more art and music programs and job security.

So far, the Republican National Convention keynote speeches have focused on jobs and the deficit. Something a little more surprising, maybe, has been the emphasis on teachers and schools.