Chicago’s neighborhood of Bronzeville, a hub of African American culture, was the childhood home of Harold Washington, the city’s first black mayor. Today, voters in…
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Two candidates in the 20th Ward have made their way to the runoff election with historical comparisons to the mayor’s race. Not only did the…
First-time candidates are working in waves in 10 wards to unseat long-time City Council members who have fulfilled Chicago’s reputation of standing by “old school”…
On the 600 block of South Dearborn in downtown Chicago, Dennis Houndsmen, a 51-year-old self-employed entrepreneur, walked out of a polling place on Printer’s Row…
The residents of Logan Square have a wide variety of representation in the city council. The neighborhood is associated with five Wards in total: the…
In Chicago’s 46th Ward, five challenging candidates to Ald. James Cappleman’s City Council seat fall under one category: millennial. If elected the candidate would become one of…
With luxury developments on the rise, and low-income apartments eclipsing, affordable housing is one of the most important issues facing the residents of Ward 46.…
Following the excitement of Tuesday’s midterm election, aldermen pushed Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 2019 city budget closer to a final vote Wednesday. With Democrat J.B. Pritzker’s…