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Activists say they need the information to review the proposals, which will be voted on next month.

Canter supporters are hustling to form a council now considered key to swaying the Board of Education.

Ald. John Arena charged that three proposed referendums were intended to keep his measure off the ballot.

Northwest Side residents say the two proposed schools will be built whether the community agrees or not.

Under the proposal, Frazier Prep would move to Herzl Elementary, and Urban Prep to Doolittle West.

Five students were hospitalized after a chemistry experiment went wrong Monday, officials said.

Aldermen largely debated TIFs instead of a procedural issue involving the Rules Committee.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said that, even with limited resources, the decision to expand Lincoln was clear.

Aldermen Bob Fioretti and John Arena invoked Rule 41 in calling for a vote on their school proposals.

Education activists say the procedure will drive down parent and community involvement at schools.

A total of 54 teachers and 40 teaching assistants were told last week their last day would be Nov. 20.

The new school will ease overcrowding at Peck and Pasteur elementary schools, the mayor said.

Pleas to address the situation at Hitch Elementary have gone unanswered by CPS, critics said.