50 closed schools 10 years later, the Bears hope for Springfield help in moving stadium and more in your Chicago news roundup

There was fierce opposition to the school closings in many quarters of the city. Here, Matthew Johnson, center, a member of the Local School Council at Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts, speaks out during a May 18, 2013 march. (Andrew A. Nelles/Sun-Times Media)

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