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The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners officially declared Ald. Chris Taliaferro the winner in the 29th Ward after a close runoff with CB Johnson. Members of the new 15th and 25th Police District Councils will officially begin their roles on Tuesday.
For the first time since the Feb. 28th election, incumbent Ald. Chris Taliaferro fell below the required 50.1% needed to win another four-year term on the Chicago City Council. An April 4th runoff seems likely.
On Sunday, Congressman Danny K. Davis and Ald. Emma Mitts endorsed three candidates running for the new police District Councils on the West Side.
The ballot will be finalized by Jan. 13, once all challenges have been decided by the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners.
Chicago election officials will begin holding hearings on Dec. 12 to determine which West Side aldermanic candidates will remain on the ballot in the Feb. 28th election. Objections have been filed to two candidates challenging Ald. Chris Taliaferro. All three challengers to Ald. Jason Ervin also face hearings later this month.
William Siegmund thinks the time may be right for a political novice to win. He faces Jason C. Ervin and Carmelita P. Earls.