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Protesters marched against the plan to close more than 50 Chicago Public Schools over the weekend.

Some aldermen praise Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s hands-on approach to City Council wheeling and dealing. But can his unprecedented aldermanic support endure?

Plans for CPS closures have parents worried that many children will have to traverse dangerous areas to get to their new schools. Now firefighters have been asked to help.

South Side activists approached Jennifer Hudson to help save Yale Elementary from closure. They say the school's garden is integral to larger urban agriculture efforts.

Chicago is holding more than 190 community meetings and public hearings this spring—all required by law—to gather feedback on its proposal to close an unprecedented 54 schools.

The release of the school names has started another round of debates as the potential closures were more acute in neighborhoods already grappling with economic and violent crime issues, specifically the Austin, Humboldt Park, South Shore, Englewood, West Englewood and North Lawndale communities.