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Tre'vone Dobine, 11, a 5th grader at West Pullman Elementary takes a break from demonstrating at Marcus Garvey Elementary during a march against the closing of public schools in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The march started at Jesse Owens Elementary Community Academy and then proceeded to West Pullman Elementary School followed by Marcus Garvey Elementary. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Matthew Johnson, center, a member of the school council at Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts, chants during a march against the closing of public schools in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The march started at Jesse Owens Elementary Community Academy and then proceeded to West Pullman Elementary School followed by Marcus Garvey Elementary. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Steven Benard, 10, a 5th grader at West Pullman Elementary, marches during a march against the closing of public schools in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The march started at Jesse Owens Elementary Community Academy and then proceeded to West Pullman Elementary School followed by Marcus Garvey Elementary. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Chicago firefighters assist a passenger from a derailed CTA Red Line train near W. Armitage Ave. and N. Sheffield Ave. in Chicago, Ill., on Thursday, May 9, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Donna Hall, the mother of Marshall Hall, who was killed in January at the age of 21, cries during a gathering for mothers who lost their children to violence at Saint Sabina Church in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, May 12, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Tonya Burch holds onto a photo of her son, Deontae Smith, during a gathering for mothers who lost their children to violence at Saint Sabina Church in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, May 12, 2013. Deontae Smith was shot and killed in 2009 at the age of 19. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Deneen Bohanon-Silmon, left, consoles Anthanette Marshbanks during a gathering for mothers who lost their children to violence at Saint Sabina Church in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, May 12, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President, speaks about school closings at her office in Chicago, Ill., on Thursday, May 16, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Cleveland Jones, of Chicago, rides on the last Red Line train from the 95th street station before construction begins on the tracks in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, May 19, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Actor TJ Crawford dances with audience member Nancy Funk, of Munster, Ind., during a performance of Smokey Joe's Cafe at the Royal George Cabaret in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Mark SubbaRao, Director of the Space Visualization Lab, demonstrates the upcoming sky show that is part of the Cosmic Wonder exhibit, in the Grainger Sky Theater, at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Mark SubbaRao, Director of the Space Visualization Lab, demonstrates the upcoming sky show that is part of the Cosmic Wonder exhibit, in the Grainger Sky Theater, at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Chicago Cubs Starlin Castro connects for a single during the third inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, May 17, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Chicago Cubs pitcher Edwin Jackson prepares to throw during the fourth inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, May 17, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Chicago Cubs catcher Welington Castillo reacts after missing a catch on a fly foul ball with Anthony Rizzo during the ninth inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, May 17, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media