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School Closings

Queen of Martyrs to hold farewell celebration after school closure

  • Aug 7

South suburban Catholic school closing due to declining enrollment

  • Jun 15

Evanston Township High School to reopen Wednesday after cyberattack

  • Jun 8

Vatican agrees to review closure of suburban Catholic school

  • Jun 4

Students, parents seek to save suburban Catholic school from closure

  • Feb 22

Water main break closes 2 schools in Dixmoor, repairs complete

  • Jan 30

Dangerous wind chills hit Chicago area ahead of snow from winter storm

  • Jan 24

School Closings: Chicago Area Complete List

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Ex-students, community members reunite after suburban school's closure

  • Aug 9
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South suburban Catholic school closing due to declining enrollment

  • Jun 15
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South suburban Catholic school closing due to declining enrollment

  • Jun 15
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School board approves plan to close Evanston elementary school

  • Jan 23
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North suburban board deadlocks again on which schools to shutter

  • Dec 2, 2025
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Suburban district proposes school closure scenarios to balance budget

  • Oct 14, 2025
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Catholic elementary school closing in Palatine

  • Jan 17, 2025
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Bessie Rhodes 7th, 8th grades to close 18 months early, school says

  • Oct 18, 2024

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School board approves plan to close Evanston elementary school to close funding gap

An Evanston school board approved a plan to close Kingsley Elementary School.

  • Jan 23

Chicago weather forecast: What to know for Extreme Cold Warning Friday, area schools cancel classes

The Chicago area will be under an Extreme Cold Warning on Friday. Local officials are warning residents to be ready for the brutal cold.

  • Jan 23

Hoffman Estates Catholic school in danger of closing, parents say

St. Hubert's Catholic school has been in Hoffman Estates for 65 years. Parents and others associated with the school are worried its days are numbered, and they want to do whatever they can to save the school.

  • Jan 21

Historic Catholic school in Wicker Park closing after more than 150 years

A historic Catholic school on Chicago's Northwest Side that has been open since 1874 is closing because of falling enrollment and a growing budget deficit.

  • Jan 17

Evanston-Skokie District 65 board deadlocks again on which schools to shutter to close funding gap

Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies is likely the only school in the district that will shutter next spring.

  • Dec 2, 2025