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Three Set To Challenge Heir For 33rd Ward Alderman

Three Set To Challenge Heir For 33rd Ward Alderman

Three candidates have met Monday’s deadline to file petitions challenging 33rd Ward Ald. Deb Mell, who’s running to retain the seat Mayor Rahm Emanuel appointed her to in July 2013 when her father stepped down. The three challengers include Tim Meegan, 38, a social studies teacher; Annisa Wanat, 41, a former employee at National Democratic Institute, which […]

Unequal Chicago: Local Politics Weigh in

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Unequal Chicago: Local Politics Weigh in

The University of Illinois at Chicago hosted some of Chicago’s longtime political veterans and social advocates in their discussion with the author of a new book exclusively about Chicago’s struggle with race and inequality. “How, we ask, can a city as great as Chicago have as much inequality and disparity as it does?” asked Teresa Córdova, […]

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