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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Michael Loria

Ald. Jason Ervin now faces challenger in West Side’s 28th Ward as opponent is reinstated

Ald. Jason Ervin (left) and Shawn Walker. The two are running to represent the 28th Ward on the Chicago City Council. (Sun-Times/Provided)

The question of who will represent a West Side ward that includes the most violent area in Chicago is no longer a done deal after a challenger was restored to the ballot.

Shawn Walker, a native of the ward and lone challenger to incumbent Ald. Jason Ervin, had been scratched from the 28th Ward ballot last month after the Chicago Board of Elections ruled he did not have enough valid signatures on his petitions.

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