Parents sue to halt Chicago school closings, alleging discrimination

Renowned Chicago labor attorney Thomas Geoghegan paused for the third time and, with a slight sigh, asked federal district judge John Lee, “Your Honor, could you instruct the witness to answer the question ‘Yes’ or ‘No’?”

After days of often highly technical testimony, patience seemed to be wearing thin on Thursday, July 18, the third and next-to-last day of hearings on an injunction brought by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) parents of students with special needs to prevent CPS from closing 50 schools...