
Progressive community organizer Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth clinched her bid to make history as Chicago’s first Filipino American City Council member on Friday as her opponent conceded defeat in their 48th Ward runoff.
Manaa-Hoppenworth had declared victory at her election night party in Uptown, but rival Joe Dunne declined to give up. He did so Friday, trailing by 722 votes by the end of the day with more than 1,189 outstanding mail ballots.