The Chicago City Council voted 43-7 to approve a new ward map that will shape Chicago politics for the next decade. The action — which needed a minimum of 41 votes — averted what would have been the first ward map referendum in 30 years.
The Chicago City Council voted 43-7 on Monday to approve a new ward map based on the 2020 census that will shape Chicago politics for the next decade.
The seven alderpeople who voted against the map were Alds. Brian Hopkins , Anthony Beale , Ed Burke , Raymond Lopez , Silvana Tabares , Gilbert Villegas and Andre Vasquez The agreement that ended the monthslong racially divisive fight over the boundaries of Chicago’s 50 wards relies on the support of the City Council’s most progressive members, including those who are members of the Chicago chapter of Democratic Socialists of America. The agreement was brokered in part by the leaders of the United Working Families political organization, which supports progressive policies and politicians.
“Thank you for saving us,” Harris told Ramirez Rosa, who is the senior member of the City Council’s Democratic Socialist Caucus.The new map moves the 34th Ward — now on the Far South Side, which saw a steep drop in population during the past decade — to the booming area south and west of the Loop. That newly created ward includes the home of Bill Conway, who ran unsuccessfully for State’s Attorney and told the Sun-Times he is considering a run for the City Council.
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