Chicago Teachers Union to try vice president

The executive board of the Chicago Teachers Union has voted to go forward with an effort to remove its vice president over allegations he may have misspent more than $6,200.

CTU spokeswoman Rosemaria Genova said Monday an internal trial of Ted Dallas is set for August 19th and 20th. Dallas has been at odds with President Marilyn Stewart over how union money has been spent since she took office in 2004.

Dallas was accused of improperly using union money to pay for restaurant meals and to pay himself for sick days. Dallas, in turn, has accused Stewart of mismanaging the union's finances.

Last month, Chancery Court Judge Dorothy Kinnard barred a meeting of union officials called to discuss Dallas' future. Kinnard said officials should meet with a mediator to settle the infighting.