Karen Lewis, former head of Chicago Teachers Union, dies
Posted February 08, 2021 12:00 am
Karen Lewis, the charismatic former head of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died, her spokeswoman confirmed, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. She was 67.
Lewis had considered running against then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel - of whom she was a frequent critic - in 2014 but decided against it after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Lewis announced her retirement from the union back in 2018 to "focus on my health, get well."
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