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The Illinois Federation of Teachers called on their followers to “keep the pressure on lawmakers to sunset” the Invest in Kids program. CTU, the largest affiliate of IFT, also called on lawmakers to kill the program and has advocated for years against educational options for kids. Those unions put over $1 million into Welch’s campaign coffers and did the same for Harmon – both of whom sent their own children to private schools.
Only one candidate presented for the wide-open state’s attorney position: Clayton Harris III, an attorney and lecturer at the University of Chicago who is running with the support of Cook County Board President and party chair Toni Preckwinkle.
Go Green on Racine has been working on the initiative for 10 years, when Granville T. Woods Elementary in the Englewood neighborhood shut its doors in 2013.
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