The budget belt is tightening in Chicago and the schools are getting squeezed. Schools will be shoe horn 35 students into a room and many teachers will be losing their jobs, but cheer up because the education business isn’t bleak for everybody. CPS head Ron Huberman just bought a new $900,000 house. According to several real estate sites, “LUXURY & ALMOST NEW CONSTRUCTION “GEM” IN THE HEART OF LINCOLN SQUARE! 5 BED/3.1BATH ON XTRA WIDE LOT. CHEF’S KIT W/ VIKING SS APPLIANCES, HUGE ISLAND, CHERRY CABS & EAT-IN KITCHEN+FAM ROOM! HOME FEATURES BRAZILIAN CHERRY HWFS, 3 FIREPLACES, 2 WET BARS, 8 FT SOLID CHERRY DOORS, CRWN MOLDING, 2 W/ D HOOKUP UP & DWN, SECUR/SOUND READY. HUGE DECK OVER GARAGE!WALK 2 PARKS, TRANS & STARBUCKS.”
Now, as schools are being asked to cram 35 students in the room, a little controversy has erupted because the fire code requires 20 square feet per student. Isn’t it great to know that if Ron wanted to have a teacher hold class in his living room, you could legally seat 20 students in the
