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Podcast: City Cast Chicago
Episode: CPS Budget Proposal, Saving Uptown Theatre, and Meeting Chicago's Watermelon Man
Description: After growing concern and anxiety about how Chicago Public Schools would close a $700 million deficit before the end of August, we finally got our first look at the district’s 2026 budget proposal. We are breaking down the key points with author and professor Arionne Nettles and Block Club Chicago’s Atavia Reed. Plus, will the Uptown Theatre ever get new life? Why is Illinois lowering standardized testing requirements? And, where can you get some of the city’s best watermelon?
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