Posts Tagged ‘ elections ’

CPS Issues Written Response to Election Inspection

March 2, 2012

Chicago Public Schools Freedom of Information Act officer Cassandra Daniels has replied to Chicago Kent; Center for Open Government suggestions regarding the disagreement between the district and the Welles Park Bulldog on inspection of Local School Council elections. “Thank you. We will take all of your suggestions under consideration. However, at this time, in...

LSC Review Gets Bulldog in Conflict With Schools (long)

By Patrick Boylan

March 1, 2012

The Chicago Public Schools will be holding a public meeting to discuss the budget at Lane Tech High School, August 17 starting at 6 PM

Chicago Public Schools say they acted in the interest of protecting candidates privacy when they changed a policy of allowing access to nominating papers of persons seeking office in Local School Councils.

CPS to Restrict Access to LSC Election Records (short)

By Patrick Boylan

March 1, 2012

Schools fail to follow rules, then change policy to prevent press from further investigation

LSC Nominations due March 1

By Patrick Boylan

February 6, 2012

Nomination papers for the Local School Council are due March 1. Nominations do not require supporting signatures from neighbors and parents, but a statement of interest that you’d like to serve. The Welles Park Bulldog will be presenting the information necessary to run for the LSC in an upcoming story.

Schools give LSC reports to Bulldog

By Patrick Boylan

January 30, 2012

Through Bulldog efforts CPS LSC minutes are now online

Sniping Continues Between Fritchey and Waguespack

By Michael Volpe

November 23, 2011

Sniping Continues Between Fritchey and Waguespack

Examiner is reporting of new sniping between John Fritchey and Scott Waguespack. Both are competing for 32nd Ward Democratic Committeeman. Waguespack is the incumbent Alderman in the ward while Fritchey is the incumbent Democratic Committeeman, along with <A NAME=”redirect”>Ravenswood 12th District </A>Cook County Commissioner. According to the report, Fritchey recently criticized Waguespack for going along...

Cappleman’s Committeeman Campaign to Hold Signature Gathering Event

By Michael Volpe

November 10, 2011

Cappleman’s Committeeman Campaign to Hold Signature Gathering Event

46th Ward Alderman James Cappleman is also running for Democratic Committeeman in the same ward. His committeeman campaign is holding a signature gathering event this weekend. Here’s a note from the campaign, “This Saturday we are meeting up at Dollop Coffee Shop on the corner of Gordon Terrace and Clarendon at 10am to head...

Statehouse press corps objects to exclusive agreement with Trib

By Patrick Boylan

March 17, 2011

The Capitol Fax Blog reports that Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn made an agreement with the Chicago Tribune granting it exclusive coverage of the historic signing of the Illinois Death Penalty Repeal. “This was a huge, momentous bill, perhaps the most important legislation that Gov. Pat Quinn will ever sign,” the site said in a...