CHICAGO — On a recent Saturday, the fight for the Democratic nomination in Illinois’ sprawling new Latino-leaning congressional district played out in a few square miles of Chicago’s Northwest Side.
In a Guatemalan restaurant in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, state Rep. Delia Ramirez, 4th District, told supporters they’re working for a progressive who will keep fighting progressive fights: “We’re not just going to send the first Latina from the entire Midwest to Congress, we’re sending one of ours.”
Less than 2 miles west in the same neighborhood, Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, knocked on doors to tell voters he’s best prepared “to hit the ground running, and to reach across the aisle in Washington, D.C., to get things done.”
