Celebrating the holidays with McCormick Foundation Executive Fellows at the Early Childhood Leadership Academy's recent holiday party. It was once again so inspiring to spend time...

Last night, I had the honor of joining 600 other community members from many Northshore communities to celebrate the Evanston/Northshore YWCA. The YW is such an asset to our commun...

Let's Be Honest (Part 2): Early Investments in Kids Pay Off Big, So We Must Invest This year I have had the great privilege to be part of the inaugural cohort of the McCormick ...

It’s been over a week since I wrote a blog entry, and wanted to make up for lost time with coverage of the most significant issue we face as communities and as a state &ndash...

I wanted to say a huge thank you to so many folks for joining us today for cider, cupcakes (from Chef Chloe) and lots of walking and getting signatures. We have more than 800 si...

I've been struck by the number of parents of special needs students and special education educators I have spoken to over the past week while knocking on doors. District 65 has em...

400 down - 600 more to go! Just a quick note of thanks to everyone who volunteered their time on Saturday or Sunday to knock doors and get petition signatures. We are gettin...

I strongly considered not heading out today to knock doors from 4-7 given the awful atrocities of last night. Yet, in some small way, it felt like I was doing something positive in...

In 2013, Illinois passed a conceal carry law which superseded previous local laws prohibiting handguns in various communities in District 17. I was on the District 65 Policy...

From the Campaign Trail So, I have been knocking on doors every day for about three hours. And, before you gasp - it's been the most fun part of this campaign thus far. Here's...

Let me start by saying that SB1947 was absolutely necessary and is a step forward for increased equity of funding across the state. With revisions to include a hold harmless and c...

Thank You Friends for a Great First Petition Drive We have collected 250 signatures in just one week! We started our day at Backlot Coffee (Thank you for the space John Kim...

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