Whittier School. The CTU contract. SB7. Rahm’s DNA is everywhere. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Whittier School. The CTU contract. SB7. Rahm’s DNA is everywhere. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Whittier School. The CTU contract. SB7. Rahm’s DNA is everywhere.

by Fred Klonsky

“They have the school security cameras on the us. The minute we leave, they’ll have the demolition crews here,” explains Hema, a community organizer from Pilsen.

La Casita is the name given to the field house on the playground at Pilsen’s Whittier School. Last year, following a long occupation by parents and community folks, Daley and then CPS boss Ron Huberman agreed to the demands that a library be housed in La Casita, rather than demolishing it.

Says Hema, “We have the money. We have the architectural plans. We just need the go ahead. We want to talk