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Chicagoland (2014)

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Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 1 episode
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series looks at the city of Chicago and its public schools. It follows the mayor and school officials as they try to solve problems in the education system.

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What happens

Chicagoland is a documentary series that debuted its pilot episode at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014. It was aired on CNN in eight successive weekly broadcasts beginning March 6, 2014, and ending April 24, 2014. It is executive produced by Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn and created by Mark Benjamin and Marc Levin. During its production, the documentary received assistance from the office of Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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