Newcomer Brittany Kimble wins race to represent South Side’s District 6b on Chicago School Board

District 6b neighborhoods: Greater Grand Crossing, Grand Boulevard, Washington Park, Near South Side, the Loop, Douglas, Woodlawn, Englewood, Fuller Park, Hyde ParkLawyer and Chicago Public Schools mom Brittany Kimble has prevailed in a school board district that stretches from downtown to the South Side, beating out longtime pastor Michael Neal in a race between two newcomer candidates, according to Associated Press election results.Kimble, who grew up in towns throughout Illinois and now sends her daughter to a CPS school, had 63% of the votes to Neal's 37% with 90% of precincts reporting, according to Associated Press election results.Neither Kimble nor Neal was backed by the Chicago Teachers Union or the Service Employees International Union, the two largest unions representing school workers. Rather, Kimble came out on top in a battle of candidates backed by groups that are often at odds with the CTU and the mayor’s office.Kimble’s campaign was endorsed by The Urban Center, a cent