Aldermanic candidates discuss top challenge facing 45th Ward
by BRIAN NADIG Editor’s note: This is a follow-up to a Feb. 6 article on a recent 45th Ward aldermanic forum at the Copernicus Center. The final question at a Jan. 29 forum at...
Category: Politics
Housing, wiretaps discussed during forum in Edgebrook
by BRIAN NADIG Five of the six candidates in the 39th and 41st Ward aldermanic races said that they would work toward bringing 50 new affordable housing units to their wards, while only one...
Legal pot may make way through the state legislature this year
by KEVIN GROSS Some state lawmakers discussed the likely possibility of legalizing recreational marijuana due to changing attitudes about the drug’s consumption and the election of Governor J.B. Pritzker who has voiced support for...
Anti-Arena robocall comes from former member of the Progressive Caucus which Arena serves on
by BRIAN NADIG In a strange twist, mayoral candidate Bob Fioretti’s campaign is sending out robocalls calling for the ouster of Alderman John Arena (45th), who has positioned himself as an alderman who fights...
Aldermanic hopefuls in 39th Ward explore issues at forum
by KEVIN GROSS Economic development, pension debt and ethics reform at City Hall were among the topics discussed at a forum with 39th Ward aldermanic candidates held Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Irish American...
Challengers go on the attack in lively 45th Ward aldermanic forum
by BRIAN NADIG The three challengers in the 45th Ward aldermanic race were in attack mode against the incumbent at a Jan. 29 forum, while Alderman John Arena said that the ward has seen...
