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A tan brick and green tile school building with a blank sign sits empty and boarded up. Four orange, purple, and yellow planters line the sidewalk in front of the building.

Matthew Henson Elementary, 1326 S. Avers Ave. in North Lawndale, is one of 50 schools that Chicago Public Schools closed in 2013. (Becky Vevea / Chalkbeat)

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Chicago closed 50 schools 10 years ago. What’s happened since then?

By 
Becky Vevea
 | July 25, 2023, 10:00am UTC
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