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style=text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;><strong> Spanish Hotline </strong> : 312.566.4401<p style=text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;>  <strong> School List for 2021/22 TCS Application, </strong> <a href=https://mcusercontent.com/a593851308c59fb9eb12b898d/files/9f3e2c00-b8d2-4edb-81f0-b64bb9007db1/Yr_4_App_School_List_12_28_20.pdf target=_blank> <strong> <em> click here </em> </strong> </a><p style=text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;><strong> Public School District Lookup </strong> , <a href=https://www.isbe.net/Pages/PublicSchoolDistrictLookup.aspx> <strong> <em> click here  </em> </strong> </a><p style=text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;><strong> Application Day Cheat Sheet 2021 </strong> , <a href=https://mcusercontent.com/a593851308c59fb9eb12b898d/files/fecd3f62-69fb-49bf-b83f-1d498c683165/APPLICATION_DAY_CHEAT_SHEET_edits_12_6_20.pdf target=_blank> <strong> <em> click here </em> </strong> </a><p style=text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;><strong> To make a 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