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A state committee will hold a final hearing Monday night, where the Illinois African Americans for Equitable Redistricting will push for a election map and the creation of a standing committee of the Chicago Board of Education.
More than 50 people gathered Monday outside McNair Elementary to announce a campaign to get the issue on the February ballot.
State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) wants a panel to evaluate whether the mayor should continue appointing the Chicago Board of Education.
Advocates and some elected officials hope this will lead the legislature to change the law that allows the mayor to appoint all seven members.
Jason Ervin, newly appointed to serve out the rest of retired Ald. Ed Smith’s term, aims to beat opponents Carmelita Earls and William Siegmund.