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The Austin school is down to just 150, causing some to fear it will be shuttered. CPS shut down four Austin elementary schools in 2013, including one right across the street from Douglass.
They’re seeking signatures from those living in Austin’s 42nd precinct so that voters can vote on the measure in 2017. But that will likely be too late to stop G & N Food and Liquor from opening in the 5500 block of West Van Buren.
The city – with Ald. Deborah Graham’s backing – gave a convicted felon a six-figure grant to open on Madison Street.
Closures would be a blow to low-income neighborhoods, advocates say.