How we made the CPS School Board voter guide
To create the 2026 Chicago School Board voter guide we relied on our journalism skills and on you — voters, readers, listeners, parents and everyday Chicagoans.First, the journalism part. We emailed a questionnaire to all candidates who filed to run in the school board election. Candidate responses were only edited to meet length requirements and to conform with our editorial style and commitment to refrain from publishing unsubstantiated statements. They were not edited for grammar or…
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An endangered Englewood mansion built by the Victorian era man-about-town and gambler James "Big Jim" O'Leary — his mother and her cow were blamed for starting the Great Chicago Fire — should be granted preliminary landmark status, the city's two leading preservation groups said Monday.Landmarks Illinois and Preservation Chicago told the Commission on Chicago Landmarks' Program Committee that the designation is needed to protect the vacant 125-year-old O'Leary Mansion, 726 W. Garfield Blvd.,…
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