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For the first time in Chicago’s history, voters would get a say in who runs the city’s school board under two competing proposals now before the state Legislature.
One calls for a fully elected Board of Education, and the other for a “hybrid” model splitting the school board into some elected members with the majority still appointed by the mayor.
In an interview with The Daily Line’s “CloutCast” podcast, the state senator sponsoring the fully elected school board plan addressed his opponents by pointing to referendums, surveys and previous House floor votes showing overwhelming support of a fully elected board.
Chicago mayor faces dashed hopes of her backers
SARA BURNETT, Associated Press
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1of17FILE - In this Friday, March 20, 2020, file photo, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot listens to a question after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a shelter-in-place order to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, during a news conference in Chicago. A protest and march against Lightfoot is scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2021.Charles Rex Arbogast/APShow MoreShow Less
2of17FILE - In this April 2, 2019, file photo, Lori Lightfoot speaks to supporters at her election night party in Chicago. A protest and march against Lightfoot is scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2021.Nam Y. Huh/APShow MoreShow Less
"It’s not a celebration," Jazmine Salas, co-chair of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Oppression, said of the anniversary. "Chicagoans are living in a nightmare with Lori Lightfoot as our mayor."
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In this Friday, March 20, 2020, file photo, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot listens to a question after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a shelter-in-place order to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, during a news conference in Chicago. A protest and march against Lightfoot was scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)