Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on how CPS's desire to maintain segregation might've kept at least one school open; Chicagoans—and especially preservationists—more reluctant than ever to speak on the record; and the false assumption about young creative types. Length 4.6 minutes standard, 22.3 minutes premium.
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Article: "Why Chicago can't afford to demolish another school" (Chicago Reader)