CTU lobbyist helped craft mayor’s letter to Senate president at heart of Springfield selective enrollment fight – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo News

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s letter to Illinois Senate President Don Harmon last month vowing not to shut down selective enrollment schools was directly edited by a Chicago Teachers Union lobbyist — and was preceded by an earlier version that made no such promise, the Tribune has learned.
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Isn’t Illinois Fun?
1 year ago

Surprised Johnson had anything to do with writing even a single word of the letter. More like Radar O’Reilly shoving papers at Colonel Blake and saying “sign here”, with Blake not even bothering to read.

Hello, Indiana!
1 year ago

Perhaps someone advised Johnson that writing “ First we git da monay!” on a brown paper bag in crayon wasn’t the best idea.

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