The two men vying to become the 34th Ward’s new alderman, James Ascot, and Bill Conway, are both pro-development and rank public safety high, but they are also unproven in the world of politics and government.
for the rest of the city’s Black Caucus during the contentious remap process. For more than 35 years, the 34th was represented by the Austins: first, Ald. Lemuel Austin and, after his death, by his wife, Carrie.Ald. Carrie Austin and chief of staff indicted on bribery charges for allegedly accepting home improvements from developerIndeed, the new ward is unrecognizable compared with the last.
“I think a big part of Chicago’s future will be the 34th Ward, and that’s what I’m focused on in the present and the future,” Conway told the Tribune in response. Ascot emigrated from Greece with his family at age 9, and after graduating from Lane Tech, he studied psychology and went on to work as a therapist in Des Plaines after
The rest of Chicagoland’s investment world has stepped up. Madison Dearborn Partners Chairman John Canning and his wife, Rita, each contributed $6,000 to Conway, as did MDP co-CEO Paul Finnegan and other partners. Grosvenor Capital Management CEO Michael Sacks, who was a close outside adviser to former Mayor Rahm Emanuel,
Its executive director, Farzin Parang, said Conway demonstrates that he “understands the importance of that revitalization of downtown,” in terms of addressing crime, convincing workers to return to the office, and “block and tackle things” that an alderman with so many business constituents have to deal with, such as permitting and regulation.
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