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The police consent decree fails to make amends to African-American young people, who are both most harmed by the department and a driving force in a city on the cusp of a historic change in leadership.
Frontrunners in the mayoral and aldermanic races ran campaigns against Rahm Emanuel’s record but will need to be pushed to clarify their progressive policy agendas for the runoff.
One 25th Ward precinct is the only polling place in the city that provides dual language paper ballots in Spanish, Hindi, and Chinese.
Candidates for the South Side ward agree on community needs, but will the next alderman stick around long enough to see them through? History says no.
True accountability requires amending the Fraternal Order of Police contract that shields and encourages misconduct.
Emma Mitts is facing challengers who are seeing support in the West Side ward, slated to become the site of a controversial new police academy.
Rahm and J.B. are the leading donors; unions play an outsized role; your cable bill may be paying to support your alderman; and more.
Slow implementation of the law impeded registration for the midterm election and could do the same for Chicago’s upcoming municipal elections.
Chicago’s Voter Guide for Racial Equity reimagines the relationship between community and government by empowering residents to create policy platforms for the next crop of elected leaders.
Although they’re behind incumbents in funding, young progressives are getting major political support to replace some of the most powerful players in City Council.