| Good afternoon, Chicago. The new Chicago Board of Education was sworn in this week, marking a historic shift in oversight of the country’s fourth-largest school district after
decades of mayoral control over the board. The current hybrid board is
composed of 21 members. The new board will have a decisive hand in shaping the future of Chicago Public Schools amid financial challenges at the district and contentious negotiations for a new four-year Chicago Teachers Union contract that has devolved into a prolonged power struggle. Use our interactive tools to find your Chicago school district and meet your school board representative. And here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Puzzles & Games | Daily horoscope | Asking Eric news Sam Sanchez, owner of Moe’s Cantina, sits at his River North restaurant on Jan. 16, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Mexican American and Latino business leaders across the nation who support Donald Trump are forming a coalition focused on advocating for bipartisan immigration reform, prioritizing border security, and providing legal status for law-abiding “Dreamers,” young adults brought to the country as children, and long-term workers in the country without legal permission in all industries. More top news stories: business Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments, speaks during a news conference on July 6, 2021, at Gately Park in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Mellody Hobson serves as co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments in Chicago. She is married to George Lucas, the director and producer who created “Star Wars.” More top business stories: sports Rose’s Angel Reese, right, and Lexie Hull practice on Jan. 16, 2025, in Medley, Fla., as the new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league Unrivaled tips off this weekend. (Marta Lavandier/AP) Competition will kick off tonight with two games, which will include Angel Reese’s Rose side facing off against Vinyl at 7 p.m. CT. Here’s what to know about the new league. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Writer, director and producer David Lynch. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) Tribune film critic Michael Phillips writes of David Lynch: “The elemental dark forces informing so much of Lynch’s work went far beyond fire and icy pathology. As a fantasist he embraced it all, and every startling, beautiful paradox in his dreamstates, otherwise known as movies.” More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world Workers continue with the finishing touches on the presidential reviewing stand on Pennsylvania outside
the White House, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. (Jon Elswick via AP) The swearing-in was last moved indoors in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan began his second term. Monday’s forecast calls for the lowest inauguration day temperatures since that day. More top stories from around the world: | 
