Former students and community members gathered Sunday at Queen of Martyrs for a reunion and farewell, two months after the school permanently closed.
The frigid weather in the Chicago area is causing some pipes to burst and water mains to break.
The Archdiocese said it was left with no choice but to close St. Thomas of Villanova as enrollment numbers were just not where they needed to be. The news hits close to home and came as a surprise for many families.
Dozens of parents and teachers made their plea to the ASPIRA board of directors Wednesday night, trying to keep the charter middle school open. In the end, the decision came down to financials.
CEO Pedro Martinez issued a long letter to the CPS community after the board voted to terminate his contract early.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's interim Chicago Board of Education board has voted to fire CPS CEO Pedro Martinez.