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Board member Karen Zaccor, District 4A, attends a Chicago Board of Education meeting on June 11, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago school board delays charter renewals after heated debate

May 29, 2026 at 5:16 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education voted to delay contract renewals for seven charter operators.

Hilario Domínguez, the political director of the Chicago Teachers Union, stands with his family as he greets supporters before filing his petitions to get on the ballot for the office of Chicago Board of Education president at the Chicago Board of Elections site in the Loop on May 26, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

51 candidates file for Chicago school board elections: ‘It’s a historic moment’

May 27, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

The race for Chicago’s first fully elected school board will field 51 candidates vying for 21 seats, with incumbents, political newcomers and parents.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates finishes addressing members at CTU headquarters, Jan. 27, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago Teachers Union members vote down proposed dues increase

May 26, 2026 at 1:34 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union members rejected a proposal that would have raised dues, in part to bolster political spending ahead of school board elections.

Hilario Domínguez and other Chicago Teachers Union members hold a news conference outside the offices of the anti-violence organization Chicago CRED on March 26, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Who will be the next Chicago school board president? Meet candidate Hilario Domínguez.

May 21, 2026 at 7:13 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union political director Hilario Dominguez announced he is running for Chicago school board president, joining a crowded field.

Victor Henderson stands first in line at the Chicago Board of Elections, May 18, 2026, to submit nominating petitions for Chicago’s fully elected school board. He's a candidate for board president. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago school board hopefuls file to enter historic race

May 18, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

Prospective candidates for Chicago’s first fully elected school board lined up to submit nomination petitions and vie for a spot on the ballot.

Chicago Board of Education president candidate Sendhil Revuluri stands in a co-working space in the West Loop on Oct. 13, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Fundraising heats up for Chicago’s first fully elected school board race: ‘It’s a tall order’

May 15, 2026 at 9:38 a.m.

Five months before Chicago's school board elections, candidates have raised more than $830,000, with board president hopeful Sendhil Revuluri accounting for nearly one-third of that total.

Macquline King speaks to media after she was voted in as permanent CEO of Chicago Public Schools during a Chicago Board of Education meeting on March 30, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

CPS CEO Macquline King subpoenaed for congressional hearing

May 14, 2026 at 1:48 p.m.

A Republican-led congressional committee has subpoenaed Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King to testify at a June hearing.

Jitu Brown, a member of the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education, expresses concern about legislation in Springfield that could have severe impacts on public school funding statewide, on May 13, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Union leaders, board members decry Chicago Public Schools cuts

May 13, 2026 at 7:12 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools' teachers and principal union leaders joined school board members to decry proposed cuts to teaching positions.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King prepares for a Chicago Board of Education meeting, April 8, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago Public Schools to cut teaching staff to help close $732.5 million deficit

May 12, 2026 at 5:41 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools is planning to cut teaching staff to help close a $732.5 million deficit as it rolls out next year's school-level budgets.

Lindblom Math and Science Academy sophomores Twila Bietila, 15, and Darius Rencher, 17, talk about their debate club experiences on April 17, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Is the Lindblom debate team back in the game?

May 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Lindblom High School's debate team students are mounting a comeback.

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