Politics & Government

Mayor Lori Lightfoot Appoints Former Ald. Michael Scott, Two Others To Chicago Board Of Education

Scott's late father, Michael Sr., was president of the school board under former Mayor Richard M. Daley.

By CBS Chicago Staff:

CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday appointed former Ald. Michael Scott Jr. to the Chicago Board of Education, little more than a month after he left the Chicago City Council for a job in the private sector.

Scott, who chaired the City Council Education Committee before he resigned in June, is one of three new Chicago Board of Education members Lightfoot appointed on Friday.

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