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Home » 40th Ward

Tag: 40th Ward

Posted inNews & Politics

Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

by Leor Galil February 14, 2019August 18, 2021

In the 90s Andre Vasquez rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Alderman Ed Burke out as head of finance committee

by Ben Joravsky January 14, 2019August 18, 2021

Rahm has already chosen his replacement.

Posted inBlogs

Hey, 40th Ward—do us a favor and ditch Alderman O’Connor

by Ben Joravsky February 20, 2015August 18, 2021

Mayoral toady Pat O’Connor has a spirited challenger in Dianne Daleiden.

A stretch of potholes along Wacker
Posted inColumns & Opinion

The politics of Chicago’s potholes

by Ben Joravsky August 13, 2014August 18, 2021

City Council lapdogs aren’t getting their streets fixed any faster than independents.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

In a remapped ward, politics is not a two-way street

by Ben Joravsky February 4, 2014August 18, 2021

Residents meet their new alderman during a Lincoln Square traffic dispute.

State representative Rita Mayfield (D-Waukegan)
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Chicago’s new BFF is a legislator from Waukegan

by Ben Joravsky February 26, 2013August 19, 2021

State rep Rita Mayfield isn’t from the city, but who else is sticking up for its taxpayers?

Posted inBlogs

Big Band Bash for the Peterson Garden Project

by Vera Videnovich May 26, 2011August 19, 2021

The Peterson Garden Project is raising money with a 1940s-themed music/dance/food/drink fundraiser at Architectural Artifacts.

Posted inNews & Politics

Heavy traffic: cutting through the problem in Ravenswood Manor

by Ben Joravsky May 3, 1990August 20, 2021

It’s a normal rush-hour afternoon in the small northwest-side community called Ravenswood Manor. A van, speeding over the bumpy Wilson Avenue bridge, spins out of control. Kids on bicycles dodge the cars that drift through the stop signs. Intersections of residential tree-lined streets are jammed with traffic. After more than a decade of such aggravation, […]

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