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Hello! I’m Becky Vevea, bureau chief for Chalkbeat Chicago.

Today, my colleagues Reema Amin and Thomas Wilburn have another handy resource ahead of Chicago’s school board election this November: a roundup of 17 key votes and how incumbent board members running to keep their seats voted. Check it out here.

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