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courtesy Four candidates won four open seats on the District 87 school board Tuesday—although one of them received far fewer votes than the others. Fitzgerald Samedy faced criticism for his support of controversial former District 87 candidate Jon Reed. Reed eventually withdrew from the race after his past racist and misogynist social media posts came to light during the campaign. Samedy and Reed were running together and shared campaign signs. Samedy later tried to distance himself from Reed. Samedy once announced plans to quit the race himself but later changed his mind. Samedy recei...

courtesy Four candidates won four open seats on the District 87 school board on Tuesday—although one of them received far fewer votes than the others. Fitzgerald Samedy faced criticism for his support of controversial former District 87 candidate Jon Reed. Reed eventually withdrew from the race after his past racist and misogynist social media posts came to light during the campaign. Samedy and Reed were running together and shared campaign signs. Samedy later tried to distance himself from Reed. Samedy once announced plans to quit the race himself, but later changed his mind. Samedy r...

Eric Stock / WGLT A District 87 school board candidate has distanced himself from another candidate who dropped out of the race after a history of offensive social media posts surfaced. Fitzgerald Samedy Credit courtesy Fitzgerald Samedy issued a statement to WGLT on Wednesday saying he does not support Jon Reed’s social media activity that included a litany of racist and misogynist content he either produced or shared. “As a Haitian American and a first-generation born in this country, I too am very offended and disgusted,” Samedy said. Reed’s and Samedy’s names jointly appear...

UPDATED 12:30 p.m. | District 87 school board candidate Jon Reed has formally withdrawn from the race, election officials said Tuesday.

WGLT file photo Seven candidates filed to run for school board in Bloomington-Normal’s two public school systems, while nearby school districts saw fewer candidates file. Monday was the first day to file for school board races in Illinois ahead of the April 6, 2021, election. In Unit 5, five candidates submitted nominating petitions for three open seats. Janelle Czapar, Gavin Cunningham and Ericka Ralston are running for one seat on the board. Their township district allows the election of one candidate. Kentrica Coleman and Stan Gozur are running in a township district that allows for up...