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Next month’s institute will be held virtually and be available to students in 5th through 12th grade. Chicago Debates hopes to add at least 1,000 students in the next five years, with many of them coming from the West and South sides.
Theater on the Lake series continues at Austin Town Hall with a re-enactment of a historic social-economic debate.
The 37th Ward candidates drew distinct differences between themselves during the AustinTalks/Austin Weekly News-sponsored event.
Her opponent, Tara Stamps, calls on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Forward PAC to withdraw its financial support.
Email austintalks@gmail.com the questions you think should be posed at the upcoming 29th and 37th Ward debates.
Deborah Graham and Chris Taliaferro are set to debate the issues at other events before the April 7th runoff.
Former candidate Bob Galhotra will moderate the 60-minute event 7 p.m. March 18 at Redeemer Church, 6740 W. North Ave.
The longtime alderman faces three challengers in the Feb. 24 city election.
The Feb. 25 event drew multiple contenders and supporters ready to back their chosen candidates.
The two candidates discussed their views about the position’s responsibility and addressed callers concerns about creating jobs on the West Side.