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Archdiocese, St. Alphonsus Looking To Keep School Open

(CBS) -- A valiant fight to save Saint Alphonsus School in the northwest suburbs appears to be working.

Parents and supporters apparently have raised more than $300,000 to keep the school in Prospect Heights open.

An e-mail from the school's leadership council says members are meeting with the Archdiocese of Chicago to develop a plan to keep the school open into the next school year, but the archdiocese has the final say on the matter.

On Tuesday, the Archdiocese Saint Agatha Catholic Academy in Chicago, Saint Peter School in Antioch and Seton Academy in South Holland.

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