CPS board voting rules part of Mayor Johnson lobbyist email

Mayor Brandon Johnson is flanked by Chicago Public Schools interim CEO Macquline King, left, and Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates following an announcement on sustainable schools on Aug. 4, 2025, at the South Shore Cultural Center. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

PUBLISHED: August 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM CDT

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Despite Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office saying it was not pursuing changes to the Chicago Board of Education’s voting procedures, his top Springfield lobbyist emailed about it in May.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office denied pushing to weaken CPS board voting rules — but email confirms it was a ‘goal’

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