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Kate Armanini

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education reporter @ChicagoTribune | 📨 [email protected]

Joined September 2021
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Our story last night on Chicago's first school board presidential race: Jessica Biggs prevails, vows to “put Chicago’s students ahead of politics” and “get our financial house in order.” W/ @KateArmanini @katecperez_ @DarcelTribune: chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Biggs declares victory in race for school board president; opponents yet to concede

Biggs declares victory in race for school board president; opponents yet to concede

Jessica Biggs claims victory in race for president of the Chicago Board of Education.

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Chicago school board elex: “If you come to the swamp, you get muddy.” What advocates hailed as a vehicle for democratic governance has unleashed attack ads, seven-figure war chests and nasty hardball politics. A good overview of gritty race @KateArmanini chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…
What does an elected school board mean for Chicago? More politics, experts say

What does an elected school board mean for Chicago? More politics, experts say

The Chicago school board campaign has become typical rough-and-tumble politics and candidates are throwing punches.

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In Southwest Side school board race, a teenager takes on a Chicago police detective chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1… @KateArmanini
In Southwest Side school board race, a teenager takes on a Chicago police detective

In Southwest Side school board race, a teenager takes on a Chicago police detective

Hancock High School grad Alexander Angeles is running against police detective Juan Ignacio Gonzalez for an open seat on the Chicago school board.

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A North Side race tests competing visions for Chicago’s new elected school board and marks one of five contests where CTU and SEIU are directly fighting one another. @KateArmanini with great coverage @chicagotribune chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…
A North Side race tests competing visions for Chicago’s new elected school board

A North Side race tests competing visions for Chicago’s new elected school board

Two North Side candidates are in a race that has become a microcosm of a broader fight over Chicago’s first fully elected school board.

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Hilario Dominguez held a presser but took no questions as he sought to defend himself and discredit accusations of misconduct against him. But there’s important context he left out. Read @byaliceyin and @KateArmanini the reporters who broke it chicagotribune.com/2026/10/0…

Mayor Brandon Johnson says he supports embattled school board president candidate

Mayor Brandon Johnson reiterated his support Wednesday for a candidate for Chicago Board of Education president accused of sexually harassing a minor in 2017.

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New: Woman at center of OIG’s reopened probe into Hilario Dominguez questions why her case sat open for 5 years: “I know that I can advocate for myself now. But I cannot stop thinking about the young women and students who may not know how to do that.” chicagotribune.com/2026/10/0…
Woman slams CPS watchdog’s handling of investigation into school board president candidate’s...

Woman slams CPS watchdog’s handling of investigation into school board president candidate’s...

The woman at the center of the CPS inspector general’s investigation into a candidate for the Chicago Board of Education denounced the watchdog’s handling of the sexual harassment case.

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New: The CPS OIG has reopened an investigation into allegations that school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez had “inappropriate interactions” with a teenager in 2017. He denied any misconduct. w/ @byaliceyin chicagotribune.com/2026/10/0…

CPS watchdog reopens case into allegations school board president candidate had ‘inappropriate...

The Chicago Public Schools inspector general has reopened an investigation into Hilario Dominguez, a candidate for Chicago Board of Education president.

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w/ @KateArmanini The woman said when she was part of a summer program, Dominguez asked abt her dating preferences and picked up and twirled her body when they were alone. She was 17. She said she agreed to come forward bc she was tired of other people telling her story:
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NEWS: Billionaire Michael Sacks is threatening to sue folks for political speech he doesn’t like in Chicago. The megadonor says he’s being defamed by left-wing criticism. Great reporting by @JakeSheridan_ chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
Democratic megadonor Michael Sacks demands social media videos stop in legal letter

Democratic megadonor Michael Sacks demands social media videos stop in legal letter

Billionaire Democratic megadonor Michael Sacks sent a cease and desist letter to a company paying social media influencers for videos discussing his involvement in Chicago politics.

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SEIU 73 just ripping into Mayor Brandon Johnson over his current budget forecast, accuses him of playing games for politics
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Chicago Public Schools custodian released from ICE: ‘It was 42 very difficult days for our family’ chicagotribune.com/2026/09/0…
Chicago Public Schools custodian released from ICE: ‘It was 42 very difficult days for our family’

Chicago Public Schools custodian released from ICE: ‘It was 42 very difficult days for our family’

ICE arrested CPS custodian Josue Pire Hidalgo the morning of July 17 for what he believed would be a routine ICE appointment for his asylum case.

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School board member Jennifer Custer announced Thursday that she’s dropping out of the board president race, leaving just four contenders vying for the top seat. chicagotribune.com/2026/08/2…
School board president candidate Jennifer Custer drops out of race

School board president candidate Jennifer Custer drops out of race

School board member Jennifer Custer announced Thursday that she’s dropping out of the board president race, leaving just four contenders vying for the top seat.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson throws public support behind a candidate for school board prez this Nov (h/t @MaryAnnAhernNBC for asking): “I actually like Hilario Dominguez. Listen, here's a brother who was a Whitney Young dolphin … (and) speaks to the interests of working people”
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Who will be the next Chicago school board president? Meet the candidates. By @KateArmanini chicagotribune.com/2026/08/1…
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The push for Chicago Public Schools funding is exposing new fault lines ahead of the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session, setting up a potential fight over school funding when lawmakers return to Springfield. chicagotribune.com/2026/08/1…
Gov. JB Pritzker accepts a state teachers union endorsement while casting doubt on $150M CPS...

Gov. JB Pritzker accepts a state teachers union endorsement while casting doubt on $150M CPS...

The push for Chicago Public Schools funding is exposing new fault lines ahead of the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session, setting up a potential fight over school funding when lawmakers...

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A Facebook fight unfolding between SEIU’s Anthony Driver and CTU’s Jackson Potter over CPS budgeting
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When candidates for Chicago's school board filed to run this year, two incumbents were uncontested out of the gate: Ellen Rosenfeld on the North Side and Angel Gutierrez on the Southwest Side. We dug into why and what it means for voters chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/0…
These incumbents are running unopposed in Chicago’s school board election. Why did no one else step...

These incumbents are running unopposed in Chicago’s school board election. Why did no one else step...

Ahead of Chicago’s landmark school board election this November, voters are questioning the lack of challengers in some districts: “I think we should have another voice.”

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Mayor Brandon Johnson w/ CTU to announce the expansion of 15 sustainable community schools. Not here: CPS CEO Macquline King Johnson: “We would not be satisfied until we have an entire school district that's built off of the sustainable community schools model”
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CPS is counting on $150 million more from Springfield. Will it deliver? chicagotribune.com/2026/08/0…
CPS is counting on $150 million more from Springfield. Will it deliver?

CPS is counting on $150 million more from Springfield. Will it deliver?

While the Chicago Board of Education agrees that schools need more funding, there’s far less consensus over how to get it.

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After divisive debate, Chicago school board passed $9.96 billion budget banking on uncertain state funding chicagotribune.com/2026/07/3…
After divisive debate, Chicago school board passed $9.96 billion budget banking on uncertain state...

After divisive debate, Chicago school board passed $9.96 billion budget banking on uncertain state...

The Chicago Board of Education approved the district’s $9.96 billion budget that anticipates an additional $150 million in state funding.

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