{"id":34746,"date":"2026-10-20T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=34746"},"modified":"2026-10-19T16:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:49:59","slug":"chicago-school-board-election-2026-the-race-in-district-3b-humboldt-park-hermosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/10\/20\/chicago-school-board-election-2026-the-race-in-district-3b-humboldt-park-hermosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 3b, Humboldt Park, Hermosa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6ad7f36ddd9d3\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-1-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\"><a title=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/2026\/09\/28\/elecciones-junta-educacion-2026-distrito-3b-candidatos-guia-electoral\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/2026\/09\/28\/elecciones-junta-educacion-2026-distrito-3b-candidatos-guia-electoral\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\"><i>Read in Spanish.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/2026\/09\/24\/school-board-election-2026-district-3b-candidates-voter-guide\/\">This story<\/a> was reported and published in collaboration with WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit newsroom covering Chicago\u2019s diverse neighborhoods. Stay informed with<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/newsletters\/subscribe\/?utm_source=cb-chicago&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=intro\" rel=\"\"><i> Chalkbeat Chicago\u2019s newsletter<\/i><\/a><i>,<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/newsletters\" rel=\"\"><i> WBEZ and the Sun-Times\u2019 education newsletter<\/i><\/a><i>y<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"\"><i> Block Club Chicago\u2019s newsletters<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Two men who both grew up in Humboldt Park, graduated from selective enrollment Chicago public high schools, and became teachers through Teach for America are facing off \u2014 again \u2014 in the race to represent a district that spans from West Town to Belmont Cragin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Both candidates identify as progressives. Incumbent board member Carlos Rivas Jr. won in 2024 with 54% of the vote compared to Jason D\u00f3nes\u2019 46%. Rivas has taken a more fiscally conservative approach to the school budget than his opponent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6ad7f36ddf161\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: ##FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,##FFFFFF 0%,##FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6ad7f36ddf76f\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h3 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>Noticias que ponen el poder en el punto de mira y a las comunidades en el centro.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Suscr\u00edbase a nuestro bolet\u00edn gratuito y reciba actualizaciones dos veces por semana. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Rivas has support from the Service Employees International Union Illinois State Council, which represents thousands of CPS school support staff and has split politically with the teachers union in recent years, charter school advocates, and some Northwest Side local and county officials. He is also endorsed by the Common Ground Collective, an anti-CTU political action committee that is heavily funded by billionaire Michael Sacks and says it aims to engage voters around \u201ceffective progressive policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">D\u00f3nes is backed by the Chicago Teachers Union and several Northwest Side elected officials, including local and state officials and one member of Congress. Both men have the support of individual donors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Schools in District 3b are struggling with teacher and counselor shortages, higher property taxes, and low enrollment amid rapid gentrification and neighborhood changes. The district includes a mix of 32 dual-language, charter, and alternative schools serving mostly Latino students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><side-chain src=\"https:\/\/projects.chalkbeat.org\/2026\/chicago-school-board-election-map\/?loader=true&initialWidth=690&windowHeight=898&parentTitle=Chicago%2520school%2520board%2520election%25202026%2520voter%2520guide%253A%2520District%25203b%2520candidates%2520-%2520Chalkbeat&parentUrl=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.chalkbeat.org%252Fchicago%252F2026%252F09%252F24%252Fschool-board-election-2026-district-3b-candidates-voter-guide%252F\"><\/side-chain>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/projects.chalkbeat.org\/sidechain\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Rivas and D\u00f3nes both care about protecting immigrant students from federal immigration agents, supporting more affordable housing, and securing more resources and community partnerships for CPS families. Rivas says he wants to see less interference from the mayor on the board and to move away from using loans that will increase CPS\u2019 budget deficit. Instead, he wants to leverage partnerships with social service organizations that can offer resources to children, such as therapy or counselor access.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">D\u00f3nes, a CPS parent, is looking to increase budget transparency, push for creative solutions within the existing budget framework, and said on our CPS School Board questionnaire that he won\u2019t accept donations from corporations or \u201cprivate interest groups funded by billionaires and millionaires.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><side-chain src=\"https:\/\/projects.chalkbeat.org\/2026\/boe-candidate-profiles\/cards\/jason_d_nes.html\"><\/side-chain><script src=\"https:\/\/projects.chalkbeat.org\/sidechain\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>To try to avoid a repeat of his loss in 2024, D\u00f3nes is aiming to be more visible in district areas that didn\u2019t vote for him in 2024 and has more volunteers from his ties to the progressive neighborhood group United Neighbors of the 26th Ward, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">D\u00f3nes has taught and trained teachers in various CPS schools, worked on CPS\u2019 Instructional Equity Working Group, and helped draft Illinois\u2019 first set of culturally responsive teaching standards. Since 2023, D\u00f3nes has worked for <a href=\"https:\/\/beyond100k.org\/\" rel=\"\">Beyond 100K<\/a>, a national nonprofit addressing the STEM teacher shortage, with a focus on attracting more teachers of color.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">His two children attend Moos Elementary, where he has served on the Local School Council since 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">D\u00f3nes is the co-chair of United Neighbors of the 26th Ward group where he has advocated for <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/01\/09\/44-unit-affordable-housing-development-pitched-for-vacant-humboldt-park-lot\/\" rel=\"\">more affordable housing<\/a>. He has volunteered with the Northwest Side Rapid Response Team to keep families safe from federal immigration officers and organized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbPdTpgFsNJ\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"\">with Northwest Side elected officials seeking reelection<\/a> since last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">D\u00f3nes faced two challenges to his candidacy, but the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners <a href=\"https:\/\/cboeprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net\/prod\/2026-06\/Candidate%20Objection%20List%20by%20Case%20Number.pdf\" rel=\"\">ruled in his favor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">D\u00f3nes said his organizing background, experience as a CPS parent, and LSC background distinguish him from Rivas, as do the endorsements and donations he\u2019s received from neighbors and local community groups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">If elected, D\u00f3nes said he would work to increase budget resources for district schools, push for budget transparency, and work to protect CPS jobs that support immigrant students facing threats from immigration agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">\u201cReaders want to understand how our advocates are being radical and creative in how we (search for) revenue while also being smart and diligent about spending,\u201d he said. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to choose fiscal responsibility or radical advocacy \u2014 there\u2019s a way to navigate both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\"><a title=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/elections\/2026\/graphics\/chicago-school-board-education-voter-guide\/candidates\/jason-dones\/\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/elections\/2026\/graphics\/chicago-school-board-education-voter-guide\/candidates\/jason-dones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Read D\u00f3nes\u2019 full questionnaire responses.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><side-chain src=\"https:\/\/projects.chalkbeat.org\/2026\/boe-candidate-profiles\/cards\/carlos_a_rivas_jr_.html\"><\/side-chain><script src=\"https:\/\/projects.chalkbeat.org\/sidechain\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Going into his reelection campaign, Rivas said \u201cit\u2019s not ideal\u201d to face D\u00f3nes again. He said his voting record shows him to be the voice for working-class families, especially those worried about property tax increases amid gentrification and school changes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">He was one of six school board members who voted against the amended CPS budget, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/2026\/07\/31\/seeking-to-reverse-layoffs-chicago-school-board-approves-budget-assuming-more-state-money-will-come\/\" rel=\"\">narrowly passed this summer<\/a> and counted on state revenue that was not guaranteed, a vote that \u201cruffled a few feathers\u201d with area elected officials, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electcarlosrivas.com\/priorities\" rel=\"\">priorities<\/a> include increasing support for neighborhood schools and improving support for students from immigrant families, according to our CPS School Board questionnaire. He also highlighted budget accountability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">\u201cI think we have such a big structural deficit in CPS that we absolutely cannot keep relying on loans to get us out of the difficulties that we\u2019re in,\u201d Rivas said. \u201cWe need to continue thinking about the long-term success of the district, while still advocating for more money from Springfield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Rivas has worked for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsboe.org\/about\/bios\/2043\" rel=\"\">city\u2019s Civilian Office of Police Accountability<\/a>, a police oversight agency that investigates allegations of police misconduct, as the director of public affairs since 2022. He\u2019s taught at CPS schools and UIC College Prep, a charter school, as an alumni counselor, and has been a teacher\u2019s assistant and a security guard in CPS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">A homeowner and landlord, Rivas is also a transitional foster parent, fostering unaccompanied migrant children who need to be placed in Spanish-speaking households before they are sent to an adult sponsor. He said the experience has informed his perspective on the importance of dual-language programs in schools, stronger policies to protect immigrant families, and support for principals and counselors who can bring in more resources for students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">He also wants to improve support for students from immigrant families and policies to protect them from federal agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">\u201cI have a wide range of experience all across our district that defines me as someone who is thoughtful and looking at all sides when we\u2019re thinking about the decisions we have to make for kids and families in our district,\u201d Rivas said. \u201cI am independent and I am not taking orders from any special interest group with what we\u2019ve seen from the (mayoral) appointees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\"><a title=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/elections\/2026\/graphics\/chicago-school-board-education-voter-guide\/candidates\/carlos-a-rivas-jr\/\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/elections\/2026\/graphics\/chicago-school-board-education-voter-guide\/candidates\/carlos-a-rivas-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Read Rivas\u2019 full questionnaire responses.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\"><i>Ariel Parrella-Aureli is a reporter covering Logan Square, Humboldt Park and Avondale for Block Club Chicago. Contact Ariel at <\/i><a href=\"mailto:ariel@blockclubchi.org\" rel=\"\"><i>ariel@blockclubchi.org<\/i><\/a><i>. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Read in Spanish. This story was reported and published in collaboration with WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit newsroom covering Chicago\u2019s diverse neighborhoods. Stay informed with Chalkbeat Chicago\u2019s newsletter, WBEZ and the Sun-Times\u2019 education newsletter, and Block Club Chicago\u2019s newsletters. Two men who both grew up in Humboldt Park, graduated from selective enrollment Chicago public high schools, and became teachers through Teach for America are facing off \u2014 again \u2014 in the race to represent a district that spans from West Town to Belmont Cragin. Both candidates identify as progressives. 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