CPS could face another union at the bargaining table if principals get law changed

President of Chicago Principals and Administrators Association Troy LaRaviere speaks at a CPS Board of Education meeting. | Sun-Times files

A bill that would allow Chicago Public Schools principals to unionize is advancing in Springfield, though obstacles remain a year after a similar effort stalled.

Chicago principals have long complained they don’t have a voice in their working conditions or district policies, but a school administrators union has never existed in the city because state law hasn’t allowed one.