HOW WOULD IT WORK?

If the legislation makes it through the state Senate:

» CPS would be overseen by 21 democratically elected members of the public rather than the seven the mayor alone chooses.

» The city would be partitioned into 20 local districts, and a 21st board member would be elected at large as president.

» Each would serve an initial five-year term if elected on March 20, 2018, then four years each to coincide with municipal elections.