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School-board power shifts as Humboldt Park housing clears Council
Monday, May 25, 2026 · 6 min
Chicago School Board voters are about to choose a citywide president for the first time, with CTU entering the race, while City Council’s Humboldt Park housing approval shows how aldermanic zoning fights still shape whether affordable apartments get built.
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Chicago School Board voters are about to choose a citywide president for the first time, with CTU entering the race, while City Council’s Humboldt Park housing approval shows how aldermanic zoning fights still shape whether affordable apartments get built.
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Here’s who’s running for Chicago’s first-ever elected school board president - WBEZ Chicago Hilario Dominguez, Jessica Biggs, Victor Henderson, Sendhil Revuluri and Jennifer Custer are vying to become the first elected president of the Chicago School Board. Pat Nabong and Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times # Here’s who’s running for Chicago’s first-ever elected school board president ## Four…
- City Council Approves Affordable Development In Humboldt Park - United States — Europe Says
City Council Approves Affordable Development In Humboldt Park - United States # City Council Approves Affordable Development In Humboldt Park Rendering of 3251 W Division St by WJW Architects The Chicago City Council has approved zoning for the upcoming mixed-use affordable development at 3251 West Division Street in Humboldt Park. Revealed earlier this year at the intersection with North…
- Step Back — Why does an affordable apartment building in Chicago so often have to survive a one-off City Council fight in the first place — why isn’t it just legal to build if it meets the rules?
Background sources
- Member Deference: Cities Could Limit Veto Power of Electeds — Kathryn Brenzel
- Ald. Gardiner rejects 5-story apartment project in Edgebrook following heated community meeting - Nadig Newspapers - Northwest Side Local Newspapers — News
- New Zoning chair Villegas begins chipping away at backlog of stalled projects - Chicago Sun-Times — Suntimes
- Density or Displacement? The Debate over Upzoning in Edgewater and Rogers Park | The Loyola Phoenix — Ava Witherite