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Learning in a loophole

Gap in law leaves unorthodox school in Oak Park mansion largely unregulated by state

By | jbullington@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune and | gpratt@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune
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Two boys who once attended The Language and Music School in west suburban Oak Park play in Chicago’s Columbus Park this summer. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Two boys who once attended The Language and Music School in west suburban Oak Park play in Chicago’s Columbus Park this summer. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
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Parents said they assumed a private school in an Oak Park mansion was recognized by the state. But that's not the case. Illinois law won’t allow it.
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