A Parent of CPS kids

Brandon Johnson’s petitions were sabotaged by someone on his team when they inserted Melissa’s sheet in his pile after doing his binder check. I hope he finds out who did this and throws a root on them. I don’t like his politics but this ain’t right. Someone double crossed him and got paid 2x to do this to him while smiling in his face.

My friend's daughter has taken the SAT four times. She said 3 out of the 4 times she has taken it, another student in the room has snuck in an extra phone and used ChatGPT to cheat on the exam. Only one of them was caught. Is cheating on the SAT common in your area? 😱

Is this a test intended to identify differences in peak performers, or are 10% of the kids excelling despite the school’s efforts?

Watch Ald. Byron Psycho Lopez deflect from the fact a man fatally shot by a FBI agent on Oct. 26 was an illegal immigrant. Corrales, a Venezuelan illegal, was shooting at people in an encampment near 18th and Union. Corrales allowed into the country by the Biden WH in 2023, and his ICE detainer was ignored in Illinois. High praise to Fox 32's Liz Dueweke for the question and for adding how BSL didn't mention Corrales is an illegal.

Small-dollar donations to Republican candidates are just apocalyptic. Selected examples here. Our forecasting research found in-state individual contributions are a strong predictor of results. Way stronger than PAC spending! votehub.com/2026/10/24/2026-…

At the WGN Chicago School Board president forum, Victor Henderson accused Jessica Biggs of resurfacing divorce filings in which his ex-wife alleged he beat their son with a garden hoe handle and a belt.

Former #IL09 congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh is slated to moderate a virtual budget town hall for Brandon Johnson on Thursday:

Jennifer Custer endorses Victor Henderson for school board president.

Ready to override his veto, Alderman?

Alexi Giannoulias told a voter to her face yesterday at Apple Fest that corporate PAC money and union money are the same thing. He thinks we’re stupid

New: CPS watchdog announces reopened probe into Hilario Dominguez, CTU candidate for school board prez. OIG declined to comment on case, but Dominguez has faced allegations of inappropriate behavior with a minor before. His lawyer denies any misconduct. chicagotribune.com/2026/10/0…

Good morning to everybody who will be running this state at some point regardless

BREAKING: Chicago City Council just passed a new measure requiring a three-fifths vote of the council to approve new debt. This safeguard—common in other major cities—is an encouraging step toward changing Chicago’s “pay later” political culture. The means new borrowing will require 30 votes in the council rather than a simple majority of 25. The final vote was 32-15.