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The race to represent the affluent 43rd Ward encompassing Lincoln Park and part of the Gold Coast has been among the most heated aldermanic contests this…
The 11th Ward is set with Tuesday’s runoff election to step into its new role as Chicago’s first Asian-majority City Council seat, though some familiar Irish…
The South Side 21st Ward will see new City Council representation, with Ald. Howard Brookins Jr. stepping down in May after two decades.Retired firefighter Cornell Dantzler…
The race in the 36th — a teeter-totter-shaped ward drastically redrawn by City Council in a fit of political pique during last year’s ugly remap battle…
In the race to succeed retiring Ald. James Cappleman in the North Side 46th Ward, Angela Clay and Kim Walz have sought to portray each other…
Critiques of incumbent Ald. Jim Gardiner’s first term on the Chicago City Council went beyond the usual complaints about crime, business development and potholes.He was dogged…
Vying for the 30th Ward seat vacated by longtime Ald. Ariel Reboyras are Ruth Cruz, an assistant director of admissions at Roosevelt University who also serves…
In the North Side lakefront 48th Ward, which includes part of Uptown as well as Edgewater and Andersonville, small business owner and progressive organizer Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth…
Two ministers are competing Tuesday to usher in a new era for the South Side Chatham neighborhood and environs.St. James Community Church senior pastor William Hall…
In the zigzagging 29th Ward, which includes parts of Austin, Galewood and Montclare, Ald. Chris Taliaferro, a former Chicago police sergeant, is seeking a third term…