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Chicago Launches Long-Awaited Bike-Sharing Program
The controversial program will start with 750 bikes but grow to 4,000 by the end of summer 2014.

• Background: How the program will work
• Map: Stations and service area
• Archive: Chicago formulates plan in 2011

Photo: Chicago cyclists gather near Daley Plaza. (Photo/Emilee Ziesmer)

Thousands protest CPS School Closings
Protesters staged a rally in Daley Plaza, a march through downtown streets at rush hour, a sit-in outside City Hall and another rally outside CPS headquarters. Related:

• Trumbull Elementary: Teachers, parents protest closing
• Andersonville: Trumbull Elementary loses bid
• Hit list: Map of school closings by ward | Full list

Photo: Police say 127 protesters were ticketed during a sit-in outside City Hall. (Photo courtesy Gervaise Clay)

Students Protest CPS Closing 54 Schools
Hundreds of students descended on city hall on Monday to protest the closing of 54 schools. Related:

• Andersonville: Trumbull Elementary to close
• Hit list: Map of school closings by ward | Full list
• Rogers Park: Public vs. charter schools debate rages
• Archives: Chicago teachers strike

Photo: Dean Johnson, a 6th-grader at Courtenay Elementary, bangs on a drum during a march on City Hall. (Photo/Joe Ruppel)

Protesters Object to CTA Fare Hikes, Cuts with No. 11 Lincoln Avenue Bus
More than 100 people -- including at 47th Ward Ald. Ameya Pawar -- attended the first of two Chicago Transit Authority budget hearings at CTA headquarters. A board vote on the budget is expected next Tuesday. Related:

• Video: Protesters on Lake Street

Photo: Ameya Pawar sits with members of his ward at the hearing. (Photo/Josclynn Brandon)