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District 3a neighborhoods: Avondale, Irving Park, Logan Square, Belmont Cragin, Hermosa, Albany Park A newcomer building a coalition of support from private donors and charter school advocates is challenging a longtime community activist with ties to the Chicago Teachers Union …

District 3b neighborhoods: Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Belmont Cragin, West Town, Hermosa Two men who both grew up in Humboldt Park, graduated from selective-enrollment Chicago public high schools, and became teachers through Teach for America are facing off — again …

District 2b neighborhoods: Lincoln Square, Edgewater, Albany Park, Uptown, North Park  A retired Chicago Public Schools teacher appointed by the mayor is facing off against a former special education teacher worried about the school district’s debt burden. Incumbent Debby Pope …

District 2a neighborhoods: West Ridge, Rogers Park, North Park An attorney is challenging an incumbent with a background in community organizing in a two-way race to represent one of Chicago’s most culturally diverse areas along the Far North Side lakefront. …

District 10a neighborhoods: South Shore, Woodlawn, Greater Grand Crossing, Hyde Park, Kenwood, South Chicago, Douglas, Oakland  When Che “Rhymefest” Smith won a seat on the school board two years ago, he proudly wore the moniker of an independent after triumphing …

District 9b neighborhoods: Roseland, West Pullman, Morgan Park, Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Washington Heights  Two candidates — a retired Chicago Public Schools psychologist currently on the school board and a former CPS mom and speech-language pathologist — are running to represent …

District 8b neighborhoods: New City, Chicago Lawn, Gage Park, McKinley Park, Bridgeport, the Loop, Brighton Park, West Lawn, Near South Side, Armour Square Juan Ignacio González, a veteran Chicago Police detective and local coffee shop owner, is running against college …

District 8a neighborhoods: Ashburn, Garfield Ridge, Clearing, West Lawn, Chicago Lawn, West Elsdon With full campaign coffers and support from deep-pocketed groups that support school choice, incumbent school board member Angel Gutierrez is guaranteed to keep his seat after nobody …

District 7b neighborhoods: Brighton Park, Lower West Side, Archer Heights, Bridgeport, Gage Park, West Elsdon, Armour Square, McKinley Park Two Latinas with backgrounds in public service are vying to represent a slice of the Southwest Side that has one of …

District 7a neighborhoods: South Lawndale, Near West Side, Lower West Side, Garfield Ridge, Archer Heights In this majority-Latino district, a longtime pastor and activist who fought overcrowded schools in Pilsen and was appointed to the school board by the mayor …

District 6b neighborhoods: Greater Grand Crossing, Grand Boulevard, Washington Park, Near South Side, the Loop, Douglas, Woodlawn, Englewood, Fuller Park, Hyde Park Michael Neal, a South Side native and longtime pastor, is facing off against Brittany Kimble, a lawyer and …

District 6a neighborhoods: Near North Side, West Town This race pits a former lobbyist who leads a statewide advocacy organization with an incumbent advantage against two challengers — a special education classroom assistant backed by pro-school choice and anti-CTU groups …

Tuesday’s monumental midterm elections will help determine control of Congress and serve as a litmus test of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching second term. The results also will help determine the trajectory of his final two years in office, with Democrats …

District 10b neighborhoods: South Deering, Hegewisch, Riverdale, East Side, Chatham, South Chicago, Pullman, Calumet Heights, Avalon Park, Burnside, South Shore  At first glance, the candidates vying to represent Chicago’s Southeast Side seem like two moms and a dad with grown …

In the new play “Adirondack Chair Circle,” a small group of well-off women meet regularly in one of their suburban backyards, always over a gorgeously crafted charcuterie platter, to plot strategy. Their goal: to get books they consider dangerous, morally …

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law lives across the country. For years, we shipped each other’s children Christmas gifts. A few years ago, she went through a difficult divorce and has since stopped sending gifts. While we didn’t discuss it, I figured …

When Chicagoans head to the polls Tuesday, they’ll be making history as they elect all 21 members of the city’s school board for the first time. The showdown for the school board is the marquee race on the ballot, with …

The possibility of bringing back star defensive end Khalil Mack is intriguing for the Bears heading toward the Nov. 10 trade deadline, but the Chargers haven’t shown an inclination to unload him despite their 0-7 start. When asked Monday whether …

When I was a boy, Martin Luther King Jr. was in our history books. Dolores Huerta was in the fields of our county. She and the United Farm Workers were organizing the people who picked our food. Our family stood …

Police are trying to find out who set a man on fire and beat him in a homicide early Tuesday outside a Volkswagen dealership in Portage Park on the Northwest Side. A resident of a home nearby saw the fire …