No progress has been made on renovating the field house at John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School in Pilsen, and members of the Whittier Parent Youth Committee who spoke to the Chicago Public School Board last Wednesday say funding for the project is long overdue. “What we want is our money,” said Lisa Angonese, 50,...
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Staff from Wendell Smith Elementary fear their students won’t receive proper care if the school is changed to a charter school. They expressed their concern during last week’s Chicago Public Schools board meeting. Wendell Smith Elementary School, on the far South Side, educates approximately 350 students, ranging from preschool to eighth grade. As of...
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A French international school moved one step closer to taking over the site of the long-abandoned Ravenswood Hospital after a recent vote by the Chicago Plan Commission. Lycee Francais de Chicago estimates it will educate 750 to 800 students at its new location, which it expects to occupy by July 1, 2015. The 17-year-old...
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The Chicago Plan Commission recently approved a proposal to integrate Greenbaum Park, 4300 W. Wabansia Ave., and the space outside North Grand High School, located at 4383 W. Wabansia Ave in West Humboldt Park. The plans include renovating or installing an updated children’s playground, football and soccer fields, a baseball diamond and basketball and...
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