Ten years ago Chicago Public Schools leaders voted to close 50 public schools. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times examined the promises made to students and communities in 2013.

Editor's Note: Our latest story on school closings for Tuesday, which includes more than 100 closures, can be found here. Our original story continues below. More than a dozen Chicago-area schools ...

Despite widespread protests, Chicago Public Schools still opted to close 50 of the city's schools before the 2013-2014 academic year began. (Chicago Teachers Union) ...

Chicago area schools announce closings, e-learning for Tuesday due to cold The core of the polar air will settle across the area Tuesday morning, causing possible wind chills of -30. Jan 21 ...

Several Chicago-area schools closing on Tuesday ahead of snowstorm. Here's how to check for closures By NBC Chicago Staff • Published January 8, 2024 • Updated on January 8, 2024 at 4:46 pm ...

Tuesday, morning lows will be around -6, with wind chills between -15 and -25. According to the Emergency Closing Center, as many as 13 Chicago-area schools had reported closures or switches to e ...

Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this ...

Despite Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s promise that mass school closings in 2013 would lead to a “brighter future,” Chicago students didn’t benefit academically and on average their performance ...

The time has come to see who represents the Best of Chicago! This year, we received 539,626 votes from 36,840 readers. This yearly tradition has become a Chicago staple, but in order to continue ...

We are seeing that now with the Chicago Board of Education, and previously with the board’s proposed closing of charter and selective enrollment schools, with the focus being put instead on ...

School cuts and closures increased violence in our communities, drove hundreds of thousands of Black families out of Chicago since 2000 and effectively purged Black teachers from CPS.