Drivers using the Jane Byrne interchange face major closures starting Tuesday night.

Hearings begin Tuesday on a lawsuit seeking to block the planned closure of 50 Chicago Public Schools. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of parents, are backed by the Chicago Teachers Union. Elizabeth Brackett has the latest.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss CPS students boycotting their standardized tests to protest the plan to close some schools based on test scores in this web exclusive conversation.

View our timeline for more on the steps leading up to the CPS final closure list, and what parents should expect next. 

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis joins us to talk about impending school closures, and whether race is a factor.

A large chunk of Lake Shore Drive will be closed for three days. Minor inconvenience? We have the latest on NATO security plans and the expected fallout with two weeks to go until NATO.

They're billions of dollars in debt, and everyone knows major changes and cuts are coming. We examine the present and future of the United States Postal Service in Chicago.