At the White House, Cook County Board President Preckwinkle, Mayor Johnson talk about City Hall thaw – Chicago Sun-Times

"(Brandon) Johnson, a man who was sort of (Cook County Board President Toni) Preckwinkle’s protégé — a Cook County Board member who served under her, and who comes out of the same Chicago Teachers Union progressive wing of the Democratic party — is now the mayor...Said Preckwinkle, 'I’m very grateful to have a partner across the Hall, who is prepared to work with me and shares my vision for what we need in the city and in the county.'"
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Giddyap
2 years ago

These 2 race hustling fraud-clowns deserve each other

Where's Mine ???
2 years ago

This article leaves no doubt— CTU/Brandon, CTU/Preckwinkle, CTU/Stacy are all one and the same!!

As I followed Johnson and his entourage out as he was leaving, I learned he was on his way to a dinner with labor leaders. And joining his group was the CTU president, Stacy Davis Gates, who told me she regularly attends the CBC conference.

Whit Bissel
2 years ago

Can anyone imagine what a convoluted cluster F of a conversation was like between those 5 idiots?

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