Chicago School Board
The latest news and updates about the race for Chicago’s first elected school board.
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What elected school board district am I in?
Candidates had until June 24 to file petitions to get on the ballot in one of 10 districts across the city, each split into two subdistricts.
In the first elections on Nov. 5, voters will pick one board member per district for a total of 10 elected members. Johnson will appoint a second member in each district, plus a board president to complete the 21-member hybrid school board.
See all the district boundaries
The tension around taking on debt and the pension payment was the crux of a month-long delay of the school system’s budget proposal, which came out Wednesday.
Prospective candidates took turns presenting their piles of papers for counting; officials had to confirm at least 1,000 signatures before they could be submitted. Candidates have until 5 p.m. next Monday to file.
The week-long process begins Monday, when candidates may submit the minimum 1,000 signatures needed from residents in one of 10 districts.