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What to know before you vote in Chicago’s elected school board races

In November, Chicago voters will head to the polls to elect all 21 members of the Chicago Board of Education for the first time ever.

The Chicago Public Schools Board of Education emblem is illuminated during a board meeting at CPS headquarters on July 30, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Collin Corbett, center, stands next to his wife, Abbey, and speaks with supporters Michael Berthold, left, and Marilynn and Bruce Plaxton during a fundraising event at the Long Story Short Pub on Sept. 30, 2026, in Barrington. Corbett is running for governor as an Independent. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Illinois governor’s race: Collin Corbett, an ex-GOP strategist, hopes to find votes from those in the middle

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle looks on during a press conference Sept. 23, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Preckwinkle proposes stop-gap fixes, shrinking budget to address Cook County’s $550M shortfall

Participants finish the Chicago Marathon on Columbus Avenue in Grant Park on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Chicago Marathon 2026: Course map, tips for spectators and participants — and how to drive downtown (or avoid it)

Gareth Mullins reacts after Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio drove in a run with a single during the ninth inning of Game 3 in the AL Division Series against the White Sox on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, at Rate Field. The Sox would lose 9-3 and will face the Guardians on Thursday in Game 4. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Column: Rate Field was ready for a clincher, but the Chicago White Sox staged a Game 3 clunker

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Opinion

“I Voted” cards at the 34th Ward early voting site, March 4, 2024, at the University of Illinois at Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Tribune Editorial Board endorsements for the 2026 Illinois general election

The Tribune editorial board’s tradition of making political endorsements is a cornerstone of this newspaper’s...

Politics

Will County government offices in downtown Joliet. (Daily Southtown file photo)

Will County 2nd District race is a repeat of 2022 for New Lenox, Manhattan voters

In Will County’s District 2, incumbent Republicans Judy Ogalla and Frankie Pretzel are challenged by Democrat Bob Howard.

Entertainment

Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg in a scene from the movie "The Social Reckoning." (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures/TNS)

Review: ‘The Social Reckoning’ lacks nuance but delivers a meaningful message

In Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” subtlety is not the goal as it dramatizes the 2021 Facebook Files leak published in the Wall Street Journal.

Sports

Chicago White Sox catcher Kyle Teel walks to the dugout after striking out in the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of their AL Division Series game on Oct. 7, 2026, at Rate Field in Chicago. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

ALDS Game 3: Chicago White Sox lose for 1st time this postseason, fall 9-3 to the Cleveland Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians scored four runs in the third inning on the way to defeating the Chicago White Sox 9-3 in Game 3 of the American League Division Series at Rate Field on Wednesday.