Chicago’s public schools saw varying attendance and some power outages as they remained open through Friday’s winter storm, but officials canceled after-school activities and vowed to prepare for next week’s frigid temperatures.
Classes went on in 32 schools that lost electricity Friday morning with the help of backup power sources, and about half had full power restored by the afternoon, Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said. He joined a news conference with Mayor Brandon Johnson and other city officials discussing the city’s response to the storm.
