Four Incumbents Appear To Have Won District 30 School Board Race

According to unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk's Office, three current members and one previous members of District 30's school board will take the four available seats.

With 16 of 16 precincts reporting by 10 p.m. Tuesday night, Chuck Gitles had 358 votes, Yasmeen Bilimoria had 356 votes, James Bream had 389 votes and Scott Margolin had 385 votes to newcomer John Smith's 242 votes. Bilimoria, Bream and Margolin are current members of the school board, while Gitles has been a member in the past. 

 Gitles spent his election night at the Chicago Bulls game with some of his work colleagues, but his excitement rang loud and clear via text message. 

"Last I saw there was one precinct left and I was with the three incumbents. Obviously pleased and happy for all four of us," he typed. 

James Bream spent the evening at home with his family, catching up with his daughter who had just returned from an exchange student program in Spain. 

"It's been an excellent night," Bream said. "I think that the district was very lucky to have five excellent candidates to choose from and the results demonstrate that District 30 is in very good hands and I'm excited for the future of the district."

Scott Margolin is looking forward to continuing the projects District 30 is currently working on such as the technology improvements and the building studies. "I am extremely excited," he said.

"I want to say thanks to my wife, my son who helped distribute flyers and everyone who supported me in the process," Margolin said. "It's been tough because I didn't have the support of the caucus but I have the support of the community and everyone else," he said. 

Yasmeen Bilimoria and John S. Smith were unavailable for comment.