CTU’s credibility questioned in Springfield as their biggest ally, Mayor Brandon Johnson, heads to state Capitol

SPRINGFIELD — The Chicago Teachers Union’s role in the debate over legislation that would extend for two years a moratorium on closing public schools in the city  — including selective enrollment and magnet schools — has raised questions about the powerful union’s credibility in Springfield for some lawmakers.

The CTU’s biggest ally, Mayor Brandon Johnson, is headed to the state Capitol on Wednesday to plead for more school funding from the state amid negotiations over a new teachers union...