Parents and educators packed a District 65 board meeting after administrators flagged the district-run SACC program as a potential target in a multimillion-dollar budget squeeze. The district has posted site-level changes for 2026–27 while unions warn the cuts would displace hundreds of children.

On the same day, in two buildings a few hundred feet apart, Chicago health inspectors found over 30 mouse droppings at each — in the dry food storage area, behind the ice machine, and on electrical outlets behind cooking equipment. At a school where 98% of students are economically disadvantaged, and where the cafeteria may be the most reliable meal many children get all day, a failed inspection is not an abstraction.

The Chicago Park District added a searchable map, high‑demand flags and a wish list ahead of online summer camp sign‑ups next week.