Chicago is holding its first school board elections on Tuesday, a key step as the city transitions from a mayor-appointed school board to one elected by voters. COMPLETE RESULTS | WATCH LIVE | 2024 ELECTIONAmerica’s third-largest city has long been an outlier with a mayor-appointed board overseeing Chicago Public Schools, and it took years of advocacy and legislative squabbles to reach this point. J.B. Pritzker phased out a seven-member board of mayoral appointees for a 21-member hybrid board until 2027, when a fully-elected board will take office. Related articleThe shift starts with Tuesday's election, with 10 elected members and 11 mayoral appointees, including the board president. The board president would be elected at large, while 20 others would represent districts determined by legislators.