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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Victory in Pilsen

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Victory in Pilsen

Victory in Pilsen

CPS chief Ron Huberman, left, state Rep. Cynthia Soto, second from left, and representatives of the Whittier mothers group gather at the news conference announcing the agreement to save the field house. (Nancy Stone, Tribune photo / October 19, 2010)
Parents win all their demands

The occupation of the Whittier Elementary School field house has officially ended in victory with a written