Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
đĽ THEY FIRED HIM OVER PAPERWORK?!
The Truth About Coach Leonard Woodson, Special Olympics, and Evanstonâs Leadership
After 35+ years serving Evanstonâs disability community, Coach Leonard Woodson, known lovingly as âUncle Woodyâ, has been pushed out.
No misconduct. No scandal. Just paperwork.
Paperwork that he asked for help with and was denied.
They gave him no assistant.
No admin support.
Then blamed him when it piled up.
So why was he really removed?
Because leadership failed and now theyâre covering their tracks.
From City Manager Luke Stoweâs bloated salary to Deputy City Manager Carina Sanchezâs misleading statements, the real story is about power, money, and political protection.
đ Special Olympics athletes were left without a coach.
đ Programs were cut before a major competition.
đ The disability community was misled and ignored.
And when Leonard stepped up to help unpaid staff get to work, even giving gas money to colleagues commuting from Rockford, the City twisted that too.
đ˘ Leonard waived confidentiality.
He said: âI have nothing to hide.â
Now heâs spoken publicly. Read his official statement at the end of this video.
đŁď¸ What happens when the people who serve the most vulnerable are thrown away?
This isnât just about Leonard.
This is about every community member whoâs ever been loyal to a system that wasnât loyal back.
đ Save this video
đ Share it with your people
đ And donât forget this moment when itâs time to vote.
#JusticeForLeonard #SpecialOlympics #DisabilityJustice #Evanston #DanielBiss #LukeStowe #CarinaSanchez #meleikagardner #LeonardWoodson #ForThePeople #notbiss #KrissieHarris
đĽ THEY FIRED HIM OVER PAPERWORK?!
The Truth About Coach Leonard Woodson, Special Olympics, and Evanstonâs Leadership
After 35+ years serving Evanstonâs disability community, Coach Leonard Woodson, known lovingly as âUncle Woodyâ, has been pushed out.
No misconduct. No scandal. Just paperwork.
Paperwork that he asked for help with and was denied.
They gave him no assistant.
No admin support.
Then blamed him when it piled up.
So why was he really removed?
Because leadership failed and now theyâre covering their tracks.
From City Manager Luke Stoweâs bloated salary to Deputy City Manager Carina Sanchezâs misleading statements, the real story is about power, money, and political protection.
đ Special Olympics athletes were left without a coach.
đ Programs were cut before a major competition.
đ The disability community was misled and ignored.
And when Leonard stepped up to help unpaid staff get to work, even giving gas money to colleagues commuting from Rockford, the City twisted that too.
đ˘ Leonard waived confidentiality.
He said: âI have nothing to hide.â
Now heâs spoken publicly. Read his official statement at the end of this video.
đŁď¸ What happens when the people who serve the most vulnerable are thrown away?
This isnât just about Leonard.
This is about every community member whoâs ever been loyal to a system that wasnât loyal back.
đ Save this video
đ Share it with your people
đ And donât forget this moment when itâs time to vote.
#JusticeForLeonard #SpecialOlympics #DisabilityJustice #Evanston #DanielBiss #LukeStowe #CarinaSanchez #meleikagardner #LeonardWoodson #ForThePeople #notbiss #KrissieHarris
