NBC Chicago and Ward Room bring you profiles on all 50 wards this election season. As candidates face off in the Feb. 24 election, they are also facing a new ward map, which takes effect when the ...

SHABANI: Respect. The ward needs to be respected and to be treated equally by city. It is not about money, infrastructure, or transit only; we need to have equal share of transit budget and services.

Thomas Breen photo Redistricting Committee Vice-Chair Sal DeCola and Chair Evelyn Rodriguez at a recent committee meeting. With these new redistricting lines, Rodriguez said, “ We now have a balanced ...

1.) Explain why you are the best candidate to represent Ward 42. AMANDA CAIN: As an independent, unlike others who are party-affiliated, my commitment is solely to Ward 42 and I am able to decide ...

The map that council will approve today has an 8.4 percent population difference between the 2nd Ward, which includes most of the East Side, with 8,856 residents and the 6th Ward, which takes in ...