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City Club of Chicago: Advance Illinois: The State We're In 2025—A Report on Public Education in Illinois

CTL-E-5055 · Event · other · 2025

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City Club of Chicago program "Advance Illinois: The State We're In 2025—A Report on Public Education in Illinois" held 2025-10-01.

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BCCVA Source Collection 001. Participants in register: Kimberly A. Lightford. Program URL: http://cityclub-chicago.org/video/5714/advance-illinois-the-state-we-re-in-2025-a-report-on-public-education-in-illinoi

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