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The next generation of Latino leaders are being forged by the Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, was shoring up his leadership skills in 2013 in a training session...
Interested in leadership on another level? Applications open for next Black Bench Chicago program.
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 months agoDuring winter 2021, South Side labor organizer Anthony Driver was excited to be a part of Black...
Chicago mayoral race underscores city’s racial divisions
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago’s closely watched mayoral race is shining a spotlight on the racial divisions that have long...
Chicago’s Latino voters could be key in the mayor race. Will they back ‘Uncle’ Chuy García or a...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmid the turquoise walls and sea life figurines adorning a marine-themed mariscos restaurant in Belmont Cragin, a crowd ebbed and flowed around U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García. Then the wave of ...
Asian Americans working to translate growing numbers in Chicago into political power
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe lobby of City Hall was awash in crimson and gold as Mayor Brandon Johnson and a small group of...
Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson will face early examination from newly emboldened City Council
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new Chicago mayor always goes through an early courtship/face-off phase with aldermen, but Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson is walking into a particularly turbulent City Council. Following four ...
In City Council races, most incumbent Chicago aldermen are holding on to their seats or advancing to...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn a Chicago aldermanic election marked by a dozen aldermen calling it quits, incumbent City Council members who did run Tuesday had an overwhelmingly good night. Only one incumbent was losing ...
Plan to house migrants at former Chicago school delayed amid community pushback; mayor says city is...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOutside a former South Side elementary school that was chosen to shelter migrants arriving in...
How the Chicago City Council election is shaping up: Who’s facing steep competition, and who’s...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Chicago gears up for next year’s citywide election, it’s already apparent that the future makeup of City Council could seismically shift this February. Though less high profile than the mayor ...
Chicago Alderman Roberto Maldonado won’t seek reelection, ending 13-year tenure
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — Longtime Chicago Alderman Roberto Maldonado, 26th, appears to be joining the parade of City Council members opting out of another term. The Chicago Board of Elections confirmed Maldonado ...