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END THE GRIDLOCK

Bill knows that Chicago is stuck right now. Failed leadership at the top is holding us back because they’re  driven by political ambition and indebted to special interests.

Bill has a proven record of breaking through the gridlock. 

When Chicago Public Schools became caught in a high-stakes political and labor fight with CTU, Bill understood that the answer wasn’t more politics. It was knowing the law, understanding the power dynamics, and acting decisively.

Representing CEO Pedro Martinez, Bill recognized that Illinois law gave the CEO authority over contract negotiations and that the School Board could not simply step into bargaining with CTU and circumvent him.

He went to court, secured an order protecting that authority, and helped preserve independent leadership at CPS during one of the most complicated moments the district had faced in years.