Reopen parts of shuttered schools to revive neighborhoods on South, West sides, mayoral aide suggests – Chicago Sun-Times*

Emanuel famously closed 50 Chicago Public schools in one fell swoop. Many remain vacant nearly a decade later, and 14 are still owned by the district. Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox’s said re-purposing parts of closed schools — such as the kitchen or gym — would help a community without “having to marshal all of the resources that it takes to renovate an entire school.”