This monograph provides a documentation of some recent case studies pertaining to educational facilities planning in Chicago. It represents the endeavors of experts from a variety of disciplines, each of whom has investigated a specific aspect of the facility planning problem in Chicago. The studies reflect methodological advance as well as empirical results, and as such should be of use to professional educational facility planners and college students interested in problems of urban educational planning. The individual studies are grouped in three parts under topical headings of (1) Locational Analysis for Facility Planning, (2) Design Criteria for Individual Facilities, and (3) Sociopolitical Influences in Facility Decisions. A 14-item publications list is included. (Author/MLF)