Your 2026 West Side Voter Guide
A tool for West Siders to learn more about the upcoming Chicago school board elections
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Meet the Candidates Running for Districts 5A and 5B
Five candidates are seeking to represent the two West Side districts
Meet the Candidates Running for Board President
Three candidates are running for the pivotal top seat on the Chicago school board
School Closings Become a Dividing Line in School Board Races
Thirty-three schools in Austin, North Lawndale and West Garfield Park were classified as underutilized last school year. Enrollment at schools across those communities fell another 4% this fall
We Asked, Two Answered
Jitu Brown and Hilario Dominguez responded to our Chicago School Board candidates questionnaire
Artist Hebru Brantley Visits Lil Mama’s West Side Home
The Chicago artist saw his Austin sculpture in person for the first time and met a young West Sider dressed as his soaring character.
Athena Williams’ Dream of Bringing Downtown Living to Austin is Nearly Complete
The 78-unit mixed-income apartment complex will start accepting applications in June
Supreme Court’s Latest Voting Rights Decision Continues Long Rollback of Civil Rights Era Protections
Rep. Danny K. Davis says the recent Louisiana v. Callais decision ‘further erodes critical safeguards that protect voters’
West Siders Learn Tools and Techniques of Preserving Their Own Stories
At a May 9 workshop at Legler, residents explored how oral history can preserve firsthand accounts often missing from mainstream narratives about Black life
Chicago Youth Works Opens Applications for Thousands of Summer Jobs for Youth Ages 14–24
City leaders say the expanded, newly rebranded youth employment initiative is part of broader violence prevention strategy
Meet the Candidates Running for Districts 5A and 5B
Five candidates are seeking to represent the two West Side districts
Meet the Candidates Running for Board President
Three candidates are running for the pivotal top seat on the Chicago school board
School Closings Become a Dividing Line in School Board Races
Thirty-three schools in Austin, North Lawndale and West Garfield Park were classified as underutilized last school year. Enrollment at schools across those communities fell another 4% this fall
We Asked, Two Answered
Jitu Brown and Hilario Dominguez responded to our Chicago School Board candidates questionnaire
Artist Hebru Brantley Visits Lil Mama’s West Side Home
The Chicago artist saw his Austin sculpture in person for the first time and met a young West Sider dressed as his soaring character.
Athena Williams’ Dream of Bringing Downtown Living to Austin is Nearly Complete
The 78-unit mixed-income apartment complex will start accepting applications in June
Supreme Court’s Latest Voting Rights Decision Continues Long Rollback of Civil Rights Era Protections
Rep. Danny K. Davis says the recent Louisiana v. Callais decision ‘further erodes critical safeguards that protect voters’
West Siders Learn Tools and Techniques of Preserving Their Own Stories
At a May 9 workshop at Legler, residents explored how oral history can preserve firsthand accounts often missing from mainstream narratives about Black life
Chicago Youth Works Opens Applications for Thousands of Summer Jobs for Youth Ages 14–24
City leaders say the expanded, newly rebranded youth employment initiative is part of broader violence prevention strategy