# Politics: Chicago

Updated Fri Nov 6, 3:08 PM Central. Most important first.

- [Two Chicago School Board races too close to call](/chicago/stories/80041f30c2.md) [developing]: Results were too close to call in two Chicago School Board races, including District 6a in Downtown and the Near North Side, WBEZ reported. (Borderless Magazine, 2026-11-06 13:04 CST)
- [Some Chicago polling places report long lines, paper ballot shortages](/chicago/stories/70fc2fdc1e.md) [developing]: Some polling places had long lines due to a shortage of paper ballots, South Side Weekly reported. WGN-TV reported voters waiting at a handful of precincts. (WGN-TV, 2026-11-05 11:44 CST)
- [Chicago voters approve vacancy tax to fund public schools](/chicago/stories/6cb236c746.md): Chicago voters supported a vacancy tax to help fund Chicago Public Schools, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. (Chicago Sun-Times, 2026-11-05 20:52 CST)
- [Here’s How Chicago Voted On Millionaires Tax, Public Fairgrounds And Other Referendums](/chicago/stories/711b40559b.md): Voters answered in the affirmative by wide margins on each ballot measure. (South Side Weekly, 2026-11-05 11:35 CST)
- [Pat Hynes on Winning Cook County Assessor Race, Easing Tax Burdens](/chicago/stories/d6c679164a.md): Shelby Hawkins Thu, 11/05/2026 - 19:13 Democrat Pat Hynes beat out Libertarian Nico Tsatsoulis in Tuesday’s election to become the next Cook County assessor. (WTTW News, 2026-11-05 19:13 CST)
- [Chicago's proposed 2027 cultural spending plan is flat](/chicago/stories/04b1295de1.md): Chicago's proposed 2027 cultural spending plan is flat, according to the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ. (Chicago Sun-Times, 2026-11-05 14:58 CST)
- [Emma Lozano leads in District 7a school board race](/chicago/stories/908d34ff3d.md): The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Emma Lozano leads in the District 7a Chicago School Board race. (Chicago Sun-Times, 2026-11-05 19:46 CST)
- [‘A Long Time Coming’: CTU President Stacy Davis Gates on Historic School Board Election](/chicago/stories/9c4e5537e8.md): Andrew Montequin Thu, 11/05/2026 - 19:07 The first ever fully elected Chicago Board of Education is taking shape as the dust settles from Tuesday’s election. (WTTW News, 2026-11-05 19:07 CST)
- [Gilbert Villegas backs challenge to 36th Ward candidate's petitions](/chicago/stories/218db40fbc.md): Gilbert Villegas is backing a challenge to petition signatures submitted by Luis Gomez Jr., a city worker who launched a bid for 36th Ward alderman. (Block Club Chicago, 2026-11-06 13:50 CST)
- [Six challengers seek to unseat 25th Ward alderman](/chicago/stories/1b16f8cce6.md): Six challengers, including Aida Flores and Ian Watkins, seek to unseat Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez. Two face challenges to their petition signatures. (Block Club Chicago, 2026-11-06 08:36 CST)
- [Two challenge Ald. Anthony Quezada in 35th Ward race](/chicago/stories/dc77750497.md): Daniel Tobón and Omari Bektemba are challenging Ald. Anthony Quezada in the 2027 election. The mayor appointed Quezada to the seat last year. (Block Club Chicago, 2026-11-06 08:22 CST)
- [Three candidates file for 19th Ward alderman seat](/chicago/stories/bc75754023.md): Erin Ross, chief of staff to Ald. Matt O'Shea, is among three candidates on the ballot. O'Shea is retiring after four terms in office. (Block Club Chicago, 2026-11-06 08:03 CST)
- [The votes are in: Chicago had its warmest Election Day low temperature on record](/chicago/stories/97b08a3847.md): The mild weather continued into the first part of the day on Wednesday as some gusty showers accompanied a cold frontal passage. (WGN-TV, 2026-11-03 19:13 CST)
- [Results for key races in 2026 Illinois midterm election](/chicago/stories/14c576e4b7.md): Chicagoland voters are deciding several key races in the 2026 midterm election. WGN is Your Local Election Headquarters for results, analysis and more. (WGN-TV, 2026-11-03 18:59 CST)
- [The AmAuteur Film Festival champions no-budget filmmaking](/chicago/stories/1de472997f.md): AmAuteur Film Festival cofounders Andy Krysiak and Luke Socie know you read that as “Amateur Film Festival.” The name for the sold-out shorts festival, to be held at Bookclub on Sunday, November 8, is a… (Chicago Reader, 2026-11-03 09:31 CST)
- [Where do Chicago school board candidates go for pizza? Here’s what they told us.](/chicago/stories/59f9f136db.md):  (Chalkbeat Chicago, 2026-11-02 16:05 CST)