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Illinois 2026 election: Our top takeaways from election night

Jessica Biggs won the Chicago Board of Education presidency after a $7 million race that exposed union splits and set up a test for 2027.

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Tuesday night’s election results represented a blue wave for Democrats that polls had been predicting for months.

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13 takeaways from the general election

Mail ballots are still trickling in from the 2026 election, but the lessons from a very blue night are coming into focus. Here are 13 takeaways from the 2026 general election.

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Illinois 2026 election: Our top takeaways from election night

Tuesday night’s election results represented a blue wave for Democrats that polls had been predicting for months.

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