Taxing the wealthy verses belt-tightening is at the heart of District 2a Far North Side Chicago School Board race

Summary

District 2a neighborhoods: West Ridge, Rogers Park, North Park An attorney is challenging an incumbent with a background in community organizing in a two-way race to represent one of Chicago’s most culturally diverse areas along the Far North Side lakefront. Elected in 2024, Ebony DeBerry favors taxing corporations and the wealthy to confront Chicago Public Schools’ budget woes . Her opponent sees belt-tightening as a path forward. Hector Morales, an attorney who attended CPS, said the district must spend more efficiently. District 2a is home to a large number of immigrant families. More than…

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