Three parents of CPS graduates face off in South Side District 10b Chicago School Board race

District 10b neighborhoods: South Deering, Hegewisch, Riverdale, East Side, Chatham, South Chicago, Pullman, Calumet Heights, Avalon Park, Burnside, South Shore At first glance, the candidates vying to represent Chicago’s Southeast Side seem like two moms and a dad with grown children who went through Chicago Public Schools and now want to make it better for the next generation.But under the surface are bigger political fights between the mayor and an adversary.Connie Anderson, a paralegal and mom of twins who attend CPS, got a leg up when Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed her to fill the vacant seat in July after she filed her paperwork to run in June.Patrick Watson works as the lead legislative aide in the office of 9th Ward Ald. Anthony Beale, one of Johnson’s harshest critics.Then there’s write-in candidate Rosita Chatonda, a former teacher who spent years challenging her CPS firing that landed her on the district’s “do not hire” list.With 58 schools and 21,844 students enrolled, thi