Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District
District Update • October 30, 2015
Upcoming Town Halls
Prenatal and Neonatal Quality Care Town Hall Meeting
Please join me, Sen. Heather Steans, and the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative for a town hall meeting on prenatal and neonatal care. Hear doctors and specialists discuss topics from Nutrition and weight gain during pregnancy, pregnancy warning signs; depression, preeclampsia etc., breastfeeding, immunizations, and patient engagement among other topics.
Thursday, November 5
Swedish Covenant
Hospital Auditorium
2751 W. Winona St.
Chicago, IL 60625
6:00 pm -7:30 pm
If you are thinking of starting a family or just want to learn more ways of improving the health of you and your baby please come and join us! For further questions please feel free to contact our office at 773-348-3434
Elected School Board Town Hall Meeting
Please join me, parents, Local School Council members, community organizations and education policy thought leaders for a discussion on changing the leadership of the Chicago Public Schools from an appointed school board to an elected school board.
In the recent Municipal Elections, voters in the 13th District voted overwhelmingly FOR an elected school board in the Advisory Referendums. However, Governor Rauner has vowed to veto this law and keep an appointed board….it’s time to organize and change his mind.
There are many reasons that we need to take back control of our schools. We have seen our neighborhood schools losing resources for enrichment programs such as music, art, sports, foreign languages, advanced placement and special education. This year, CPS is proposing over $8.7 million in cuts to schools in our area. Meanwhile, CPS leaders are involved in pay-to-play scandals.
At the same time the Board is cutting our schools and asking for a property tax increase, we will be paying $238 million in termination fees to banks and investors to get us out of interest rate swaps and other financial deals that the CPS Board itself instigated. The amount that is being cut to local schools and programs citywide is just about equal to the amount that is being paid out in the toxic swap termination agreements
I hope you will join us to be part of this discussion and part of the movement to make change.
Rep. Greg Harris Town Hall Meeting
On an Elected Chicago School Board
Thursday, November 12
Institute for Cultural Affairs—5th City Room
4750 N. Sheridan Road
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Also, please sign our on-line petition to change the law and change to an elected school board. Please share this link on your social media and pass it to your friends! http://bit.ly/electedschoolboard-harris