The Latest Breaking News from CHANGE Illinois

Chicago ward map proposal blasted as ‘backroom deal’ and a loss for city’s Latinos

CHICAGO — Enough Chicago aldermen are in agreement on a new map of the city’s 50 wards that they will avoid a ballot referendum next month that would have let voters choose from between competing maps, sources said Monday.

Chicago Tribune · May 10, 2022

Reject ward remap plan that would destroy Black representation on City Council

A remap created by CHANGE Illinois and the Latino Caucus would destroy historic Black wards on both the West and South sides.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 27, 2022

Mayoral allies oppose suspending rules to allow vote on revised City Council map proposal

Finance Committee Chairman Scott Waguespack and Ethics Committee Chair Michele Smith launched a pre-emptive strike, hoping to head off a vote on a new ward map Wednesday — a vote that could aid an eleventh-hour switch by the Latino Caucus and CHANGE Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 25, 2022