Note: ICA has been advocating a major expansion of the chess program in the Chicago Public Schools for more than three years.  Links to the public documents and media coverage appear in chronological order below.

 

"WHY NOT CHICAGO? A proposal to set up a program of free chess instruction in Chicago’s Title I schools" (proposal by ICA, June 2011, with detailed implementation plan, comparison with other cities, etc.) http://il-chess.org/non_joom/minutes/CPS_Proposal_2011.pdf

"New letters to Mayor show growing support for improving chess in CPS" (ICA website, March 23, 2012 including letters from Grandmasters and International Masters, coaches, parents, etc.) http://bit.ly/GMeveZ

"Advisory group offers to raise funds for new Chicago program" (ICA website, June 3, 2013) http://il-chess.org/index.php/youthnews/573-group-offers-to-raise-money-for-chicago-chess

"Opportunity Lost: Chess in CPS" (Editorial, ICA website, August 25, 2013) http://il-chess.org/index.php/news/589-opportunity-lost-chess-in-cps

"Chess at CPS could get boost with new program, but city isn't on board" (Ted Cox, DNAinfo Chicago, September 3, 2013) http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130903/downtown/chess-at-cps-could-get-boost-with-new-program-but-city-isnt-on-board-yet  (Also posted at http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2013/09/chess-at-cps-could-get-boost-with-new.html)

"Chess programs losing out in CPS" (Catalyst [CPS blog] September 4, 2013 http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/news/2013/09/04/54721/chess-programs-losing-out-in-cps

"CPS & Chess" (Interview by Niala Boodhoo of Jerry Neugarten, WBEZ Afternoon Shift, September 5, 2013) https://soundcloud.com/afternoonshiftwbez/cps-chess

"Rahm checkmates school chess teams" (Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, September 10, 2013)  http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/mayor-emanuel-checkmates-school-chess-programs/Content?oid=10923815.  (Also on "District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS" (CPS blog): http://www.chicagonow.com/district-299-chicago-public-schools-blog/2013/09/scorching-september/ and http://highlandpark.suntimes.com/people/reader_talking_chess_with_highland_park_s_jerry_n-HPN-09112013:article

"Grandmasters ask to meet with Mayor and CPS" (ICA website, September 20, 2013) http://bit.ly/1bvJAah

"Chess Grandmasters make moves on Rahm, CPS" (Ted Cox, DNAinfo Chicago, September 24, 2013) http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130924/downtown/chess-grandmasters-make-moves-on-rahm-cps

"City sends mixed messages on CPS proposal" (ICA website, September 29, 2013)  http://il-chess.org/index.php/youthnews/600-city-sends-mixes-messages-on-cps-proposal

"Chicago’s chess wars" (blog post by Kate Grossman, Chicago Sun-Times, October 3, 2013) (Answered in Comment by Jerry Neugarten)  http://voices.suntimes.com/early-and-often/backtalk/chicagos-chess-wars/

"CPS Coaches, Struggling, Describe Their Frustration" (ICA website, October 30, 2013), http://il-chess.org/index.php/youthnews/616-cps-coaches-struggling-describe-their-frustration  (also featured and linked in Catalyst Nov. 1, 2013: http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/notebook/2013/11/01/64079/in-news-cps-teachers-coaches-work-around-budget-cuts)

"Chess Crusade Moves to Capture CPS Students" (Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune, November 24, 2013,  http://bit.ly/1fDFUVU)  

 "Schmakel leads Whitney Young to Four National Titles" (ICA website, December 16, 2013)  http://il-chess.org/index.php/news/629-schmakel-leads-whitney-young-to-four-national-titles 

"Still a Senior in High School, and a Five-Time Champion" (Dylan Loeb McClain, New York Times, December 28, 2013)  http://nyti.ms/1dgGkic (see section called "Chess in Chicago") 

"Media Outlets Join Discussion of CPS Chess Reform" (ICA website, January 5, 2014) http://bit.ly/1cRLt0v

"Philanthropist Joins Coalition for CPS Chess Reform, Calls for New Nonprofit" (ICA website, February 9, 2014) http://bit.ly/1fPTgef

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From the Wall Street Journal

"Chess, as a Survival Skill," (article by Stephanie Banchero, Sept. 27, 2010), http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703793804575512123207658124

From the New York Times

"Good at Chess? A Hedge Fund May Want to Hire You," (article by Dylan Loeb McClain, Sept. 29, 2011), http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/good-at-chess-a-hedge-fund-may-want-to-hire-you/