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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Rich Miller

CTU got what it wanted with elected school board bill, then did an about face

Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, in the Loop, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Last Tuesday, Chicago Teachers Union lobbyist Kurt Hilgendorf told the Illinois Senate Executive Committee the union had only “one problem” with Senate President Don Harmon’s elected Chicago school board bill.

Hilgendorf praised much of the bill during his testimony. But the CTU has claimed for years it wants a fully elected school board, just like every other school district in the state. Right now, all board members are appointed by the mayor.

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