Alderman Laurino plans to retire in May
by BRIAN NADIG The 39th Ward will have a new alderman next spring. Alderman Margaret Laurino (39th) announced her retirement on Friday. She plans to remain on the job until her term ends in...
Category: Politics
5150 teleconference addresses school issues, veterans’ preference for planned apartments
by BRIAN NADIG At an Aug. 14 teleconference town hall, several of the questions about a proposed mixed-housing project at 5150 N. Northwest Highway centered around its impact on the area’s overcrowded schools, financing...
Arena to hold teleconference instead of traditional community meeting on 5150 project
by BRIAN NADIG The controversial proposed mixed-income housing project at 5150 N. Northwest Hwy. in Jefferson Park appears to be moving forward, as Alderman John Arena (45th) plans to hold a teleconference Aug. 14...
Contradictions abound in 33rd Ward alderman race
by RUSS STEWART Change the alderman but don’t change the ward. Maximize economic development but minimize gentrification. Be "progressive" but hold back the hands of time. Welcome investment without displacement. Control rents but boost...
39th Ward race awash in ‘tempestuous redundancy’
by RUSS STEWART Is there such a descriptive double adjective as "tempestuous redundancy?" If so, then that describes the developing aldermanic race in the 39th Ward on the Northwest Side. Webster’s Dictionary defines redundant...
’10 stories will be a real issue,’ documents show
by BRIAN NADIG Recently released documents by the city show that Alderman John Arena (45th) had concerns last year about the 10-story height of a planned senior living development at Six Corners, although he...
