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The Greek Current

A Chicago-area charter school, a federal corruption investigation, and Turkey

This week, Concept Schools Inc., a charter school chain based in the Chicago area with links to Turkey and Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, agreed on a multi-million dollar settlement to end a long-running federal corruption investigation. Dan Mihalopoulos joins us to break down this story, the links to Turkey, and how this charter school chain is connected to broader Turkish efforts to influence leading Illinois politicians.

Read Dan Mihalopoulos’s story in WBEZ here: Feds Hit An Illinois Charter School Chain With A Big Fine

You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here:

Friday prayers held in newly opened Athens mosque

Athens' first mosque in nearly 200 years opens for Friday prayers

Europe’s Hospital Crunch Grows More Dire, Surpassing Spring Peak

Coronavirus: France records more than 60,000 cases

Parts Of Northern Denmark On Lockdown Over Coronavirus Variant Outbreak In Minks

Three-week lockdown starts Saturday, with eye on ‘normality’ by December

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