Chicago has a new ward map, but it’s not the map some had hoped for. Community members share their reactions in a LatinoVoicesWTTW BlackVoicesWTTW crossover conversation.
member Juan Morado Jr. said he is “disappointed” in the outcome of the remap.
“Very disappointed to see the City Council passed a map that lacks transparency, no community engagements, and splinters communities in a way that is just very scary for the next 10 years,” Van Dyk said.vice president Alma Krueser is pessimistic the remap will result in positive change for her community.
“Our conversation in Englewood was really spot on in terms of mapping and I just would have thought we would have some more engagement with our local officials to come up with the outcome,” she said. “We have assets that are still sitting in that ward. We’re still divided by five and we still have to work with five different alderman to try to get anything done.
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