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OCT 25, 2024
UNLOCKEDYesenia Lopez, Eva Villalobos and Raquel Don are all running in the District 7 Chicago school board race. [Photos provided]
The race to represent District 7 on the partially elected Chicago Board of Education next year is a three-way bout between Yesenia Lopez, Eva Villalobos and Raquel Don, but the local teachers union and charter school interest groups are spending significantly on Lopez and Villalobos, respectively.
District 7 includes Pilsen, Chinatown, the Near West Side, parts of Armour Square, Bridgeport and McKinley Park and most of Little Village, Archer Heights, Gage Park and Brighton Park.
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OCT 25, 2024
UNLOCKEDHouse Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) holds a news conference in her Springfield office. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]
House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) is revising expectations for her caucus in November, saying she is “cautiously optimistic” the results will turn out well for Republicans.
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OCT 24, 2024
UNLOCKEDFrom left to right, Anusha Thotakura, Jessica Biggs, Andre Smith and Danielle Wallace. [Photos either provided by campaign or taken from campaign materials. Wallace picture taken from Kingdom Avenue Inc. website]
Jessica Biggs, Anusha Thotakura and Andre Smith are all on the ballot in the race to represent District 6 on the partially elected Chicago Board of Education next year.
A fourth candidate, Danielle Wallace, is also running as a write-in candidate in the district, which includes the Near North Side and Near South Side, encompassing Streeterville, River North, Cabrini Green, parts of the Loop, parts of West Town and some of Wicker Park as well as Englewood, Grand Boulevard, Washington Park, much of Greater Grand Crossing and parts of Woodlawn, Hyde Park and Bronzeville.
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OCT 24, 2024
UNLOCKEDRep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills), left, and North Barrington Democrat Maria Peterson, right.
Democrats have their eyes set on flipping the 52nd House District seat held by Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) as contributions pour in for Democratic challenger Maria Peterson of North Barrington.
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OCT 23, 2024
UNLOCKEDRep. Nabeela Syed (D-Palatine), left, and Ela Township Trustee Tosi Ufodike, right.
Rep. Nabeela Syed’s (D-Palatine) election in 2022 came under a bright spotlight as she became the youngest Democrat elected to Springfield at 23 years old. With one term under belt, Syed is looking to further establish herself as part of the northwest suburbs’ political future.
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OCT 23, 2024
UNLOCKEDJitu Brown and Jousef Shkoukani are pictured. A photo of Kernetha Jones was unable to be obtained. [Photos from campaign social media]
Just one candidate is officially on the ballot in the Chicago Board of Education race in District 5 — Aaron "Jitu" Brown, an activist for education and national director for the Journey for Justice Alliance. Brown was part of the hunger strikes in 2015 that helped thwart plans to close Walter Dyett High School in Bronzeville.
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OCT 21, 2024
UNLOCKEDFrom left to right on each row: Karen Zaccor, Ellen Rosenfeld, Kimberly Brown, Thomas Day, Carmen Gioiosa and Andrew Davis. [Photos from campaign websites/social media]
A six-way race to represent District 4 on the partially elected Chicago Board of Education features Karen Zaccor, Ellen Rosenfeld, Kimberly Brown, Thomas Day, Carmen Gioiosa and Andrew Davis, but two candidates are far out-fundraising the other four.
The district includes Lincoln Park, Lake View, North Center and the majority of Uptown.
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OCT 18, 2024
UNLOCKEDJason Dónes and Carlos Rivas are running to represent District 3 on the partially elected Chicago Board of Education.
Jason Dónes and Carlos Rivas are running to represent District 3 on the partially elected Chicago Board of Education. District 3 is more than 60 percent Hispanic and includes parts of Humboldt Park, most of Hermosa and Avondale, Logan Square, Belmont Cragin, Irving Park East and Belmont Gardens.
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OCT 18, 2024
UNLOCKEDIllinois Capitol
Fall quarterly financial reports continued to confirm an ongoing trend in Illinois politics: despite Republicans’ best efforts, Democrats have virtually unlimited resources thanks to a multi-million-dollar cash advantage.
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OCT 15, 2024
UNLOCKEDFrom left on both rows, Maggie Cullerton Hooper, Ebony DeBerry, Kate Doyle and Bruce Leon are running for District 2 on the Board of Education. [Campaign photos]
Ebony DeBerry, Maggie Cullerton Hooper, Kate Doyle and Bruce Leon are competing to represent District 2 on the partially elected Chicago Board of Education next year. District 2 includes the North Side neighborhoods of Edgewater, West Ridge, Albany Park, Rogers Park, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Andersonville, Peterson Park and Budlong Woods.
The second district race’s fundraising limits were lifted last week after Leon reported a $150,000 loan to his campaign. In all but two of the school board races, contribution limits have been lifted as a result of the amount of money being raised.
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