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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.
Three of the eight candidates on the Feb. 22nd ballot offered their views Monday night on some of the major issues facing Austin.
C B Johnson is one of eight vying to be the next alderman.
Hearings for both races start Wednesday at the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Check out the schedule.
The next deadline will be Nov. 30, when challenges to a candidate’s petition must be filed with the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Which candidates will appear on the Feb. 22nd ballot will be known by Dec. 23rd, when officials certify the list of names.
With the Nov. 2nd election over, attention now turns to the Feb. 22nd ballot. Candidates have to turn in their petitions to the Chicago Board of Elections between Nov. 15 and Nov. 22.