44 candidates likely to appear on Chicago school board ballot

The city’s Board of Elections settled the last handful of objections to school board candidates this week, paving the way for 44 of the initial 51 people who threw their hat in the race to appear on the ballot in November. The elections board overruled objections to the candidacies of sitting school board members Michilla Blaise, who represents a West Side district, and Karen Zaccor, whose district is on the North Side. Hopefuls Claudia Peralta and Connie Anderson also survived…