Ed Bannon
Member
District 1A
Ed Bannon is a lifelong Chicagoan who has served on the Dever Elementary School Local School Council (LSC) since 2015. He is the LSC Secretary and has chaired the LSC Principal Selection Committee. Bannon’s involvement with his neighborhood school’s LSC exemplifies his commitment to community improvement, a consistent theme throughout both his professional and volunteer efforts.
His first career was in community journalism for the Lerner Community Newspapers. Covering Chicago neighborhood organizations, businesses and schools gave Bannon a street-level view of how the city works. He attended many LSC meetings as a journalist before he ever considered running for a seat. After leaving Lerner, Bannon worked in economic development on the Northwest Side. Collaborating with neighbors, business owners and elected officials, he helped breathe life back into the Six Corners area. From organizing a local youth basketball league to creating sustainable access for a nearby nature area and leading an annual library clean-up, Bannon actively collaborates with his neighbors to drive community improvements.
A proud father of three–all of whom are Chicago Public Schools graduates–Bannon has been a resident of Chicago’s Dunning neighborhood for over 20 years.
