Hilario Dominguez

Over $1.6 million has been raised in Chicago school board election campaigns since October, with contribution caps lifted for the board president race. Key candidates include Victor Hendorson, Hilario Dominguez, Jessica Biggs, Jennifer Custer, and Sendhil Revuluri, as Chicago prepares for its first fully elected school board in November.

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) endorsed 15 candidates in the upcoming school board election, focusing on 10 incumbents and mayoral appointees. Notable exclusions include Yesenia Lopez, a prior CTU-endorsed candidate who voted independently. The CTU faces challenges in six districts due to lack of aligned candidates, and some races may be affected by petition challenges. The union's political action committees have limited funds but a large membership base for voter outreach.

The Chicago Teachers Union is supporting Hilario Dominguez in the race for Chicago's first elected school board president. Dominguez, a former student and teacher at Chicago Public Schools, previously served as the Political Director of the CTU.

Half of Chicago school board candidates are facing challenges, with CTU-aligned candidates prominently affected. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) claims it did not file any challenges, despite past accusations of using petition challenges to remove candidates. The CTU plans to provide legal support to challengeds without lawyers, while opponents like Common Ground Collective accuse the union of attempting to restrict civic engagement.

Fifty-one candidates have filed to run for Chicago’s Board of Education in November, marking the first fully elected board in the city’s history. The election will transition governance from mayoral control after 30 years, with candidates required to collect signatures for ballot inclusion, though challenges may remove some contenders.