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Parents and an alderman press CPS for gyms, playground fixes and ward‑level capital planning
Summary
At a CPS capital planning forum parents and community organizers pressed staff over a delayed gym project at McCutcheon, an unresurfaced playground at Cameron, and a request from Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez for ward‑level capital plans and joint advocacy to Springfield for more funding.
Community members used the CPS FY27 capital planning session to press for faster action on neighborhood projects, pressing staff about a delayed McCutcheon gym, an unresurfaced playground at Cameron Elementary, and a call from an alderman for ward‑level capital plans and joint state advocacy.
“Kids no indoor recess. We have athletic events. We can't have choir performances. We don't have a gathering space,” said Eric Smith, a member of McCutcheon Elementary’s local school council and lead organizer of the Build the Gym Campaign, asking why the school’s gym has not been prioritized despite high need.
CPS staff acknowledged a long delay tied in part to litigation and site constraints. “We did win the lawsuit. We finished the design for that piece of the…
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