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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Kaitlin Washburn

‘Community wants something new’: Runoff candidates vie for 30th Ward seat, open for the first time in 20 years

30th Ward candidates Jessica Gutiérrez (left) and Ruth Cruz

The two candidates headed to a runoff in the 30th Ward on the Northwest Side say residents want stronger public safety and more community investment.

Jessica Gutiérrez, the former policy director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center and daughter of former U.S. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, received 38% of the vote in February. Ruth Cruz, an assistant director of admissions at Roosevelt University, got 27%. 

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