A binoculars stand is seen overlooking the Freedom Bridge to the North Korean side of the border at Imjingak Park, near the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, Gyeonggi province, South Korea. The bridge is a former railroad bridge used by prisoners of war or soldiers repatriated from the north. File Phot...

The former Matthew Henson Elementary School in North Lawndale has sat vacant since it closed in June 2013.The building’s windows are boarded up with plywood, its paint is chipping away and its basketball hoops are torn and rusted. Demetrius Hobson, Henson’s principal before its closure, said ...