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CPS is paying about $200 million toward its pensions. If Springfield takes no action, that may jump to $600 million.

District officials say 75 percent of students at closing schools are registered at new schools. But some parents are still protesting the change.

What are the implicit "rules" of Chicago city life that everyone should know how to follow?

The district has been trying to get parents from closing schools to say where they’ll send their children next year. But getting parents to register has been a tough sell.

The Chicago Teachers Union and parents of public school students have filed a new lawsuit challenging some recently approved school closings. 

Hard to believe, but true:  the average American kid spends an average of seven and a half hours per day using entertainment media on a computer, cell phone, TV, or other electronic device, according to a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Juan Rangel issued a mea culpa and announced he is stepping away from some decision-making positions, but stopped short of resigning his $250,000-a-year position.