While some Lake County districts lacked enough candidates to fill all their open school board seats, campaign talking points in some races stemmed from fiercely raging national debates over books and sexual education, which followed sharp disagreement over masking requirements and school reopenings during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A A team of incumbents and their running mates swept the field Tuesday in a crowded and hotly contested race for six seats on the Antioch Elementary District 34 board, unofficial results showed late Tuesday.
A battle for control of the Antioch School District 34 board is brewing between some "establishment" candidates and some more extremist types who have been vocal on topics like book bans and critical race theory, and have sued the district.