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Aug 19, 2026 18 min

School lunch used to ace the test

from Curious City Hosted by WBEZ Chicago

Former Chicago Public Schools students say school lunch used to be delicious decades ago. That comes as a surprise to current CPS students, who give lunchroom offerings mixed reviews. Also missing from the menu is a once popular butter cookie. What happened to tasty school lunches and this iconic cafeteria cookie?

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