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Hello! It’s Becky Vevea, Chalkbeat Chicago’s bureau chief.

When I first started covering politics, a fellow reporter referred to the final weeks ahead of an election as “silly season” and with just over one week until Chicagoans fully elect the school board, I’m ready to throw on some Raffi to shake the sillies out.

But first, our reporter Reema Amin did some proverbial silly shaking when she fact checked several campaign claims being made on mailers, texts, and ads. Thanks to our readers for sending in the source material! Read her excellent fact check here.

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Getting lots of campaign material for Chicago’s school board election? We fact-checked some of it.

Chalkbeat asked readers to share the campaign material they’ve been getting. Several claims need added context or correction.

Chicago Board of Education adopts new union contract for lunchroom workers

The board also heard criticism from the Chicago Teachers Union over what it described as a lack of advocacy for state funding.

¿Cómo está Chalkbeat Chicago informando a los estudiantes de CPS sobre su junta escolar? Zines para jóvenes.

Con el zine de Chalklbeat Chicago, los estudiantes de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago cuentan con una nueva forma de informarse sobre las elecciones a la junta escolar. Este recurso gratuito puede imprimirse en cualquier lugar.