Sherise McDaniel

For kids using Howard Area Community Center services, the mile between campuses can mean life or death.

Lincoln Elementary, Children's Memorial Hospital, the zoo's gorilla, Manierre Elementary and Bobby Cann.

A parent said the cuts are a "double slap in the face." A teacher said it's like "working for the devil."

With schools facing the loss of staff and programs, Raise Your Hand said TIF dollars could close the gap.

Metal detectors and cameras won't stop fights between kids from rival gang territories, parents said.

DNAinfo.com Chicago's comprehensive coverage of the battle to stop CPS from closing the Old Town school.

The official slammed CPS plan to shut the Cabrini area school, but it might not be enough to save it.

But Emanuel "couldn’t care less about these poor little black ghetto children," one parent said.

"There is no way ... to heal these neighborhoods" by closing schools, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush said.

Parents directed their ire at Chicago Board of Education member Harry Bienen, who was in the audience.