Former prosecutor Bill Conway wins aldermanic race in newly drawn Fulton Market, West Loop ward

Bill Conway, who is running for alderman of the 34th Ward, carries daughter Billie at Manny’s Deli in the West Loop on election day, Tuesday. Feb. 28, 2023. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Bill Conway’s daughter Birdie ran into his arms just as he declared victory in the newly drawn 34th Ward that now encompasses the West Loop, Fulton Market and Greektown Tuesday night.

Less than two hours after polls closed, the former Cook County prosecutor told a cheering crowd at Carnivale that his first course of action would “really be to make sure our police officers have the resources they need to fight crime and what I can get out of my aldermanic budget to do that.”