Mayor Daley and Chicago Public Schools and police officials joined in the dedication Wednesday of the new Eric Solorio Academy High School (5400 S. St. Louis Ave.) that honors a Chicago police officer who was killed in the line of duty several years ago. About
300 freshmen will begin classes at the school next week...
To try and get community buy-in for school closings and new school openings, CPS has chosen four neighborhoods in which officials plan to develop a school improvement plan. The communities--Englewood, Grand Boulevard, Humboldt Park and Austin—all have struggling schools that are prime targets for some type of action from the district...