Coverage dated September 30, 2026

Referees stop working over alleged missed payments, leading to CPS game cancellations

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

Newest development Sep 30, 2026 · 2 reportsReferees stop working over alleged missed payments, leading to CPS game cancellations

Chicago referees have stopped working, jeopardizing football games for thousands of student-athletes.

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Developments in this update

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  1. CPS cancels multiple sporting events this week after football refs go on strike due to not being paid, according to report

    Headline from WGN Chicago ·

  2. Newest

    Referees stop working over alleged missed payments, leading to CPS game cancellations

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

Reports & sources

4 articles, oldest first.

  1. Sun Times

    CPS cancels multiple football, volleyball and flag football games after referees strike over nonpayment (opens Sun Times)

    Published

    Sun Times's feed description

    Chicago Public Schools has canceled multiple freshman, junior varsity games, girls flag football and volleyball games this week after referees went on strike due to not being paid for several weeks. “Varsity [football] games are in jeopardy,” referee Breyion Hutchinson told the Sun-Times on Wednesda…

  2. WGN Chicago

    CPS cancels multiple sporting events this week after football refs go on strike due to not being paid, according to report (opens WGN Chicago)

    Published

    WGN Chicago's feed description

    Chicago Public Schools has canceled multiple high school sporting events this week after football referees went on strike because they haven't been paid for several weeks, multiple sources have confirmed to Chicago Sun-Times preps reporter Michael O'Brien.

  3. Fox32 Chicago

    CPS software glitch leaves high school referees unpaid, prompts game cancellations (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    Chicago Public Schools says a software glitch caused dozens of high school sports officials to miss paychecks, prompting some referees to refuse to work until the issue was addressed. CPS referee payment issue High school referees said they had not been paid for work during the fourth week of the fa…

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    Referees stop working over alleged missed payments, leading to CPS game cancellations (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

    Published

    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Chicago referees have stopped working, jeopardizing football games for thousands of student-athletes.

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