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Jennifer Hey-Lewis was laid off as the program for middle schoolers moves into Canter Middle School.
Principal Gregory Jones said he's in good shape to reopen the former Canter Middle School.
The high school will use the former middle school for its academic center program.
Education groups said the alderman never bothered holding meetings before claiming neighborhood support.
Kenwood would move its academic program into the closed school in 2016 under the alderman's plan.
Hadiya Pendleton's murder and huge investments by the University of Chicago rocked Hyde Park and Kenwood.
Canter supporters are hustling to form a council now considered key to swaying the Board of Education.
The principal said the Kenwood middle school closed a whole floor as CPS phases out the school.
Parents said they are happy to have middle school grades at Ray, but will wait to see if it's successful.
Local education advocates say the CPS projections overlook the impact of many new planned apartments.
The last schools marked for closure held their final classes today, as CPS grapples with its budget.
Canter will remain open for another year after parents and teachers pleaded with CPS to keep it open.
Retired judge praised community's ideas for Canter Middle School, but said CPS did not violate the law.
Ald. Will Burns (4th) said the CPS budget crunch means schools must close, Canter included.
CPS heard from more than 60 community members, all in favor of keeping the school open.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.