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The Community Unit School District 200 Board of Education met on May 10 and welcomed new members of the board while also saying farewell to longtime board members.
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Big money not always the winning ticket in school and library board contests.
With few exceptions, candidate slates that pushed for "parental rights" and leaned into culture war issues failed to make waves Tuesday night in politically charged races for suburban school boards.
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Conservative slates appeared to be defeated in Oswego, Barrington and elsewhere but some candidates in other suburbs scored victories.
School board incumbents in Wheaton Warrenville District 200 held their ground against a well-funded slate of candidates in one of the most polarizing races leading up to Tuesday's election.