Parents demand answers after Albany Park elementary school goes days without proper heating​on February 22, 2025 at 5:48 pm

CHICAGO (WLS) — Parents are demanding answers after a Northwest Side elementary school went days without proper heat during a cold snap.

Chicago Public Schools officials say one of the boilers at Alessandro Volta Elementary School in Albany Park stopped working this week.

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Crews installed temporary heaters inside impacted classrooms and school activities continued as normal.

In a letter the families of the students, the principal wrote, “CPS prioritizes the safety and wellbeing of our staff and students and all concerns are treated with the utmost seriousness.”