Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Wednesday, October 18, 2017.
CTU president Karen Lewis recovering from a stroke in the hospital
Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis is in the hospital recovering from a stroke she suffered last week. “I woke up, couldn’t move my left leg, my left hand,” she told NBC Chicago. Lewis—who survived an aggressive form of brain cancer last year—is expected to recover and has no speech issues. “Karen Lewis has always been a strong voice for Chicago’s children and Chicago’s teachers, and the strength of her voice is only matched by the strength of her will,” her frequent nemesis Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement Tuesday. “A stroke can’t keep Karen Lewis down.” [NBC Chicago]
