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Podcast: City Cast Chicago
Episode: More Money for Students, Bears Close in Burbs, and Chi Love Letters!
Description: As the Chicago Bears closed on a $197 million property deal in Arlington Heights, Gov. JB Pritzker promised nearly $1 billion for students in his budget address Wednesday. Sun-Times education reporter Nader Issa joins City Cast Chicago’s Carrie Shepherd and Simone Alicea to talk about those stories plus: How communities are responding to a spike in after-school shootings, a study showing why Arab Americans should not be classified as “white” on the census, and how early early voting returns indicate good news for Chi’s voter turnout.Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sur...