Chicago public schools lack playgrounds

From The Chicago Tribune: Years of neglect and changing priorities have left many Chicago public schools without functioning playgrounds. Once a mainstay of the school scene, playgrounds are nonexistent at 99 elementary and middle schools in the district, and many of the ones that remain need repair. Many city schools also have limited outdoor space. Some have campus parks and artificial turf fields to run on, but others have only slabs of concrete, often converted to parking lots.