Chicago Public Schools

CPS to host 24 community meetings on closing nine elementary and three middle schools.

B.I.G. Academy founder Keronn Walker planning facility for indoor, outdoor baseball on 41st Street.

The goal now for the Logan Square school is to increase enrollment and academic scores, says one parent.

McPherson named as one of three welcoming schools for the shuttered Trumbull.

Other students were so annoyed, they were dropping anonymous tips to report classmates, he said.

Parent reaction ranged from "bittersweet" to "crap" after news that Wells will move to  Mayo's building.

Schools in Uptown, Andersonville and Ravenswood face big changes under the CPS school-closing plan.

"When he wants our vote, we're there for him. But when we need him, he's not there," one parent said.

Parents, students and faculty expressed sadness over the impending loss of their schools and jobs.