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Before Emily Diaz came to school with a rash recently, she was a perfect "picture of health."
A committee of parents and community members had rallied to merge Eugene Field and New Field schools.
Parents said there is still work to be done in strengthening the sustainability for Rogers Park schools.
Parents said as the clock ticks on the future of Rogers Park schools, new ideas should be considered.
One school said "every new dollar cut" would "directly" affect classes, including losing more teachers.
Ald. Joe Moore said his idea would need to be presented at the Oct. 26 Board of Education meeting.
This year sees new annexes, principals, grade levels and more in Rogers Park, Edgewater and West Ridge.
The elementary school in West Ridge has no cafeteria and rents recess space from a community center.
Schools on the Far North Side will lose at least 49 teaching and non-teaching positions amid new cuts.
Under the plan, nearby Eugene Field Elementary School would lose its fourth grade.
Under a new plan, the fourth grade would be moved from Eugene Field School to New Field School.
At least 7 schools are classified as overcrowded or close to it, while five are well below capacity.
The Rogers Park elementary schools, once on a closure list, breathed easy again Thursday.
Principal Brian Metcalf said "parental involvement" helped remove the school from the closure list.
At a town hall meeting, parents said they didn't want to open a school building to a charter school.
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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.