{
  "id": 17864724,
  "title": "Where do Chicago school board candidates go for pizza? Here’s what they told us.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/where-do-chicago-school-board-candidates-go-for-pizza-heres-what-they",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-02T22:05:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chalkbeat",
    "slug": "chalkbeat",
    "url": "https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/11/02/cps-school-board-candidates-chicago-pizza-preferences/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the final stretch of the Chicago school board elections, the Chalkbeat Chicago team decided to add a touch of levity to the campaign season. They asked all four dozen candidates a simple question: What is your favorite pizza place in town and what is your go-to order? The team received 21 responses to this light-hearted inquiry.\n\nThe candidates' pizza preferences varied, but the information was compiled and shared with Chalkbeat readers. Now, these readers are invited to help decide which of these pizza places should be chosen for Chalkbeat Chicago's election night pizza. The post containing the pizza recommendations can be found on Instagram, where readers can leave comments to cast their vote.\n\nMakiya Seminera, a reporter for Chalkbeat covering education in Chicago and Illinois, and Becky Vevea, the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Chicago, put together this unique campaign activity. They encourage readers to participate in the fun by commenting on the Instagram post and tuning in on election night to see the results of both the school board races and the pizza competition. Updates on the state of the races will be provided throughout the night on the Chalkbeat website.",
  "summary": "Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Chalkbeat partnered with more than a dozen news organizations to cover this year’s historic election. We asked candidates 15 questions about important issues facing the Chicago Board of Education…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}