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With one year till Chicagoans elect the school board for the first time, here’s what’s still being worked out

Lawmakers haven’t settled on a voting map and floated a last-minute proposal to accelerate moving to a fully elected board.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2023

Incomplete grade? Chicago elected school board plan stalls amid House, Senate divisions

While the Illinois House on Wednesday approved a measure that would allow for the election of 10 board members and the appointment of 10 others by Mayor Brandon Johnson in 2024, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon said the plan includes “woefully inadequate ethical provisions” and said he would…

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 9, 2023

Latest Chicago elected school board voting map emerges

In one year, Chicago voters will choose school board members for the first time. But first, state lawmakers have to finally agree on the voting map.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 1, 2023

Frank Martin obituary

Guardian photographer who captured most of the main events and notable people from the early 1960s to the late 90s

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022

Death notices and funeral announcements from the Liverpool ECHO

Tributes to those who have passed away in recent weeks

Liverpool Echo · Mar 20, 2022