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Former village manager wants to make permanent his new job as 28th Ward alderman
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Jason Ervin, newly appointed to serve out the rest of retired Ald. Ed Smith’s term, aims to beat opponents Carmelita Earls and William Siegmund.
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Jason Ervin, newly appointed to serve out the rest of retired Ald. Ed Smith’s term, aims to beat opponents Carmelita Earls and William Siegmund.
Jason Ervin will serve until mid-May. He and three others are vying Feb. 22nd to win a four-year term representing the 28th Ward.
The Center for Neighborhood Technology will help local residents who want to host election parties to discuss being green and learn where the candidates for mayor and Chicago City Council stand on sustainability.
The Chicago News Cooperative’s Hunter Clauss reports today that the minister has dropped his bid to challenge Ald. Deborah Graham in the Feb. 22nd election.
View the applications of the six candidates seeking to complete the term of retired Ald. Ed Smith.
Mayor Daley will decide who will complete Ald. Ed Smith’s term. Smith resigned last week.
Candidates have until Dec. 6 to let Mayor Daley know they’re interested in replacing Ed Smith for the final few months of his term, which ends in mid-May.
Incumbent Ald. Emma Mitts faces one challenger from the 2007 election and four new candidates. The deadline to challenge petitions – and possibly knock someone off the Feb. 22 ballot – is Nov. 30.
The longtime alderman’s resignation, less than three months before the Feb. 22nd election, could give Maywood Village Manager Jason Ervin a boost over the nine others who filed for the seat.
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.