5 school board candidates removed from ballot, including 2 incumbents
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners has removed five candidates in the upcoming race for Chicago’s first fully elected school board, including two sitting board members.
On Tuesday the board upheld challenges to the candidacies of Angel Velez, who represents District 9A on the Southwest Side and is the board vice president, and Cydney Wallace, who represents District 8B on the South Side.
The board also removed newcomers Marlo Barnett and Krista Nichols Alston, as well as Rosita Chatonda, who ran in 2024.
The decisions so far leave only one candidate in four races, including in Velez and Wallace’s districts. Ten other districts could also have uncontested races, once the board rules on outstanding challenges.
https://www.wbez.org/education/chicago-school-board/2026/07/14/five-chicago-school-board-candidates-removed-from-ballot-including-angel-velez-cydney-wallace