Category: Politics

by BRIAN NADIG It may not be known for several days whether Northwest Side Alderman James Gardiner (45th) will hit the 50-percent plus one vote plateau or face a runoff election on April 4,...

Chicago police officers can’t “rough-up” suspects anymore or even chase them. Forget about all those pat-down, in-your-face, creative expletive-laden stops. Cops need to be nice. They need to be non-confrontational. They need to have...

by BRIAN NADIG Northwest Side Alderman James Gardiner (45th) could be facing a runoff election on April 4, while aldermen Nicholas Sposato (38th), Anthony Napolitano (41st) and Samantha Nugent (39th) are the apparent winners...

by BRIAN NADIG The 38th Ward aldermanic race includes a 3-term incumbent, a state appointed official, a former executive director of a business association and a software engineer. Incumbent Nicholas Sposato and challengers Cynthia...

by BRIAN NADIG The seven candidates for the 16th (Jefferson Park) Police District Council say they are running to give the community more input on policy decisions that impact the city’s crime-fighting efforts and...

by CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI Three candidates for the 17th (Albany Park) Police District Council are running on progressive issues of police reform and accountability, restorative justice, and “treatment not trauma.” One wants to help the...