Craig Benes

Network chief Craig Benes and acting Principal Scott Grens want to engage more with the community.

Members of the school community said they were looking to move past internal tensions and find solutions.

Acting Principal Carlos Patino said he "fully" expects Susan Kilbane to return to her post.

The addition, slated to open in January 2015, is being funded entirely with TIF dollars.

The school maintains that the city needs to inject more money system-wide.

Public meetings are "disingenuous," parents say, as CPS official says he can't answer their questions.

Chicago Board of Education member Carlos Azcoitia took the rare step of attending — and got an earful.

Two community meetings and one formal public hearing have been scheduled for April.

The council hoped to attract a larger pool of candidates with an April 30 deadline for principals.

There's no CPS plan for moving disabled students to new schools, but one is in the works, officials said.

Uptown teachers said they need more time to defend schools, but CPS says time limit won't be that strict.

A public hearing about the possible closings was scheduled for Saturday at Truman College.