Big money expected to flow in November’s historic Chicago school board race

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Feb. 19, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 19, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/education/chicago-school-board/2026/02/19/big-money-expected-to-flow-in-novembers-historic-chicago-school-board-race

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After a summer of tense budget debates, a handful of Chicago school board members that blocked the district from borrowing to erase a deficit got a little gift from a man with big pockets. This fall, billionaire Michael Sacks contributed the legal limit of $7,300 to seven incumbent board members’ c...