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.
Tag: 40th Ward
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Alderman Ed Burke out as head of finance committee
Rahm has already chosen his replacement.
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Hey, 40th Ward—do us a favor and ditch Alderman O’Connor
Mayoral toady Pat O’Connor has a spirited challenger in Dianne Daleiden.
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The politics of Chicago’s potholes
City Council lapdogs aren’t getting their streets fixed any faster than independents.
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In a remapped ward, politics is not a two-way street
Residents meet their new alderman during a Lincoln Square traffic dispute.
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Chicago’s new BFF is a legislator from Waukegan
State rep Rita Mayfield isn’t from the city, but who else is sticking up for its taxpayers?
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Big Band Bash for the Peterson Garden Project
The Peterson Garden Project is raising money with a 1940s-themed music/dance/food/drink fundraiser at Architectural Artifacts.
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Heavy traffic: cutting through the problem in Ravenswood Manor
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, […]