Chicago school closing bill appears stalled

A pending state bill that would have made it harder to close Chicago public schools may be stalled, which has led to community protests this week.

On Wednesday neighborhood activists rallied outside the State of Illinois building. On Tuesday they held a vigil outside Whittier Elementary, where mothers demanding a school library had staged a 43-day sit-in earlier this year. And on Saturday, the issue is expected to be raised again at a citywide parent summit at Whittier...