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The Board of Education will vote on a recommendation to close Choir Academy Charter School of Chicago. Officials say the school is in debt and faces reduced enrollment.
Hundreds of children and parents, let by the state Sen. James Meeks, D-Calumet, protested at the first game of the Cubs playoffs raise awareness to the lack of money to improve city schools.
Pump house station repairs are moving forward as water management officials work furiously to get pump capacity back to storm readiness in the wake of flooding and power outages that occurred Aug. 4
The pump station, one of the world's largest, failed last week, flooding hundreds of basements. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District says two pumps have been replaced.
Two adults and four small children were struck by a car Tuesday morning as they attempted to cross a Bridgeport street. Police are still seeking the driver of the car that hit them.