Suburban Chicago residents clean up from storms on hot day with no power
Schools in north suburban Deerfield were closed Wednesday, with power out from the storms the night before. Tara Molina reports.
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Schools in north suburban Deerfield were closed Wednesday, with power out from the storms the night before. Tara Molina reports.
An expert said early dismissals can be urgent for kids' safety when heat is extreme.
"There's something about that shared high school experience that makes you friends forever."
"As a parent because I never want to see my son go backward from where he's grown so much in this school, and it's heartbreaking to see."
CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports the school board's cost-saving move has left many parents unsure about their kids' futures, and many teachers have wondered how they will provide for their families.
The school board's cost-saving move has left many parents unsure about their kids' futures, and many teachers have wondered how they will provide for their families.
The Archdiocese of Chicago says they let parents and parishioners know about the closing late last week.
A member of the School City of Hammond school board said officials are looking to fix a $15 million to $30 million shortfall.
Two elementary schools in Hammond, Indiana, could close their doors as the School City of Hammond school board said officials are looking to fix a $15 million to $30 million shortfall.
The more than 600 students at Grayslake Middle School have been learning remotely for the last week after a snow storm caused multiple problems at the building.
CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports while extreme cold weather closed Chicago Public Schools, some kids made the most of the day at the YMCA where they got to forget about frigid temps, at least for a few hours.
"Kids not having somewhere to go creates ripple effects for families, for communities."
"The next morning, when I got to school, I made the GoFundMe in the parking lot, like before we went in, I didn't tell anybody. And then I left it there. The only reason it is where it is is because somebody found it,"
The district said it had to make the hard choices in the face of dwindling enrollment. CBS 2's Sara Machi learned almost nobody is happy with the change.
As down trees, power outages and icy conditions cause issues Thursday morning in McHenry County some schools will be closed.
As down trees, power outages and icy conditions cause issues Thursday morning in McHenry County some schools will be closed.
Due to incoming bad weather coming, we've learned of some school closings for today.
All five public schools in Ewing Township were closed Tuesday and are expected to resume normal operations on Wednesday, the superintendent said.
