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Extremely Local News: What will it take for Chicago Public Schools to track their tech?
Update: 2025-10-21
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Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of the Block Club Chicago Podcast, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Jon has details on:
Man Living On Boat Near Navy Pier Since April Heads South For Winter: ‘I Don’t Want To Get Off Yet’: Matt Jonkman was successful enough with computers to retire young. This summer, his two-story houseboat was hard to miss as it anchored rent-free in the middle of Chicago’s most famous stretch of Lake Michigan.
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