Chicago School Board candidate, rapper Che"Rhymefest" Smith, looks over signature petitions for his candidacy during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The nation's third-largest city is preparing for its first-ever school board elections and the slate of potential candidates include progressive activists, an afterschool squash program leader and a Grammy-winning rapper.
Chicago’s Board of Education — which passes a $9 billion budget, confirms a CEO and approves policies and contracts — was created by state legislators in 1872. After many versions, a seven-member board was instituted in 1999.
Anusha Thotakura, a 25-year-old activist with the progressive Citizen Action Illinois, collected 600 signatures in a district that includes wealthy and low-income neighborhoods.Smith fanned signed petitions on the dining table at his great-grandmother’s South Side home where he lives. One possible candidate, Yesenia Lopez, unveiled her campaign with Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia's backing before her campaign disclosure paperwork was filed.
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