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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)

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

By Kate Armanini

October 8, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

In November, Chicago voters will head to the polls to elect all 21 members of...

Chicago Elected School Board District Lookup

Voting in Chicago’s school board elections? Find your district with our lookup tool.

By Claire Malon

October 8, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

Want to vote in Chicago's school board elections? Find your district and the candidates campaigning...

People walk past Chicago Public Schools headquarters, July 30, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

2026 Chicago school board races: District 1B

By Claire Malon

October 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Here's what to know about the Chicago school board race in District 1B.

Chicago school board members Ellen Rosenfeld, left, and Jessica Biggs, chat before a discussion about the elected school board during a City Club event on June 30, 2026. Biggs reported a $150,000 contribution from SEIU. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

SEIU puts $1.1 million into school board race effort as feud with CTU escalates

By Kate Armanini

August 12, 2026 at 8:35 p.m.

SEIU Illinois State Council contributed $1.1 million to Chicago’s school board race as its rift...

Jaden Lee, right, and Willie Collins remove a cut portion of tree while working at Southeastern and White Oak in Hammond, Indiana on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The pair were working for the Hammond Parks and Recreation to clear downed trees following Monday’s storm. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

NWI communities start process of digging out of widespread storm damage

By Doug Ross

August 12, 2026 at 6:38 p.m.

With most of Northwest Indiana without power after Tuesday's severe storms, residents and public works...

Second grader A’mei Bledsoe, 7, reads The Cat in the Hat during the 2nd Annual Mother’s Day Book Give Away hosted by the School House Children Charity at Glen Park Academy in Gary on Friday, May 10, 2024. Reading scores are up across the region. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

IREAD scores move up in many districts across Northwest Indiana

By Carole Carlson

August 12, 2026 at 4:25 p.m.

IREAD scores rose statewide and in many Northwest Indiana districts, according to results released Tuesday.

Terri Bresnahan, Oak Park School District 97's new superintendent, stands outside of the district's administration building on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

New Oak Park Elementary School District 97 superintendent ready for the first day of school

By Cam'ron Hardy

August 17, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

Terri Bresnahan, Oak Park Elementary School District 97's new superintendent, is ready to bring decades...

Chicago Public Schools acting Chief Financial Officer Wally Stock answers questions about the budget during the board of education meeting at CPS headquarters in Chicago on July 30, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

CPS looks to reverse layoffs, but says $100 million won’t be enough

By Kate Armanini

August 12, 2026 at 5:08 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools leaders are moving to reverse layoffs — as directed by school board...

Angel Velez, center, vice president of the Chicago Board of Education, expresses concern about legislation in Springfield on May 13, 2026, in Chicago. Velez, representing District 9A on the South Side, and Cydney Wallace, representing District 8A on the South Side, were among the candidates removed from the school board ballot last month. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

After weeks of challenges, Chicago school board ballot is nearly set

By Kate Armanini

August 11, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners voted to kick off a final school board hopeful...

Former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton arrives at Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 23, 2025, to be arraigned on federal charges of fraud stemming from the time Horton was in charge of the school district. Horton was indicted in a separate case in Georgia in August 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Former Evanston D65 Supt. Devon Horton indicted in Georgia; will also face Illinois trial

By Claire Murphy

October 5, 2026 at 6:43 p.m.

Horton was already embattled over federal charges in Illinois re: an alleged kickback scheme at...

The opening of the new Foster Elementary School in Evanston-Skokie School District 65,, located at 1600 Simpson St., Evanston, was celebrated Aug. 7, 2026. It will function as a neighborhood school for Evanston's historically African-American Fifth Ward. (Andis Robeznieks/for Pioneer Press)

New Foster School opens in Evanston’s historic African-American Fifth Ward : ‘Joyful day’

By Andis Robeznieks

August 11, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

The neighborhood school for Evanston's historically African-American Fifth Ward, Foster opened decades after old building...

Officers investigate the scene where two people were fatally shot at Mark Twain Elementary School on Aug. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Two fatally shot at Mark Twain Elementary School: police

By Caroline Kubzansky

August 10, 2026 at 7:11 p.m.

A pair of custodians were fatally shot at Mark Twain Elementary School on the city's...

Keaton Roberts, a senior at OPRF High School, speaks at the 49th annual NAACP ACT-SO competition where he earned first place and a gold medal for the biology/microbiology category. (Oak Park and River Forest High School)

OPRF senior takes gold in NAACP biology, microbiology competition

By Cam'ron Hardy

August 10, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

Keaton Roberts, a senior at OPRF, earned a gold medal at the 49th annual NAACP...