Even the moon looked cold,
Good morning Chicago Winter,
ChiTown
Local School Council Update: My priority continues to be inclusiveness- Because bright lights shine on
All within a chaotic election period, when I was honored to receive your vote of confidence to retain my seat, we on Local School Councils were doing our best to navigate the needs of our […]
Chicago! Our New Year’s Resolution: Let’s Run for Local School Council!
No sign-up required. No donation ever needed. No referrals necessary. Only a three step request. Click. Download. Run. Starting now, the 2nd Release of the How To Run For Local School Council the How To Run […]
#IAmOnABlockClub #Uptown #LetsKeepThisGoing
It is not easy to begin an organized group such as a block club, but it is easy to fall against the question: what’s next? How do we keep this going? The answer in the […]
Building Community, #Uptown
It was only 2 months ago when I asked several of my neighbors in my apartment building in Uptown to help organize our community. It truly was an effort in Building Community. Then, 2 weeks […]
How to Run for Local School Council in 2022
by Former Community Representative at Senn High School and twice elected Community Representative at Disney Magnet Elementary, Daniel Steven Kleinman
Chicago Theory Twelve Fifteen Sixteen
On the coldest of cold days, we become least judgmental. No matter how we appear to each other, we are all just glad to see that we haven’t frozen yet; the winter brings us together, more than […]
Chicago Theory Ten Twenty-Four Sixteen
The reason Chicagoans are so friendly. It’s the weather. Chicagoans always have something friendly to talk about. How about that weather? BelowPhoto: DNAinfo; AboveImage: Dan Kleinman
About my Senn High School Budget Vote of 2013
It is June of 2013. The Local School Council (LSC) of Chicago’s Nicholas Senn High School is convening to discuss and pass its fiscal budget for the upcoming school year. As an elected Community Representative […]
Good Morning, Uptown! | Episode One
**Direct link to the video file: Good Morning, Uptown! Episode One**
2 elections, nearly 30 years apart…. I knew I had seen this somewhere.
What you’re looking at: The map on the left details Tuesday’s primary between Kim Foxx and Anita Alvarez. The Green/Purple shades are Kim Fox. The Yellow/Brown shades are Anita Alvarez. The map on the right outlines […]
Thought of the day two twenty three sixteen
The silent community of 5 am L riders. We occasionally recognize each other, and sometimes we nod, but mostly we sit and respect the long Chicago day ahead. Doors open on the right.
Building an Elected Representative School Board for Chicago
(Copied from original draft first posted in October, 2013) THE MAP ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE outlines each and every elementary school attendance area and the high school attendance areas that circumscribe them. Each of these schools’ […]
Budget Vote
Written and published on June 21, 2013 Dear Edgewater and Andersonville Neighbors, Last night, at the Senn High School Local School Council, I, as your community representative, voted against the proposed school budget. The $6.8 […]
Neighborhood Nights | Old School | Some Pics
“Neighborhood Nights” was a community initiative I organized in 2009 and 2010 with the help of many dedicated volunteers. Together, we supplied positive programming every Monday night of the summer months right outside on street […]