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Maps Of Note: CPS' School Closures On Chicago's Homicide Heat Map

By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 22, 2013 7:00PM

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Opponents to CPS' school closure plan have framed their argument as a public safety issue as much as one of quality education. The group Radicals Against Discrimination took the list of closures and overlaid their locations on Chicago's Homicide Heat Map. The result is shocking, yet unsurprising. (Click the image to enlarge.)

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