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The candidates – Congressman Danny Davis, and challengers Kina Collins, Anthony Clark and Kristine Schanbacher – will discuss the issues from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 30th at the Austin library branch, 5615 W. Race Ave.
Twelve students from Orr Academy High School, including three Austin teens, worked the polls on April 2.
Voters will also be voting for treasurer, but West Siders won’t be selecting an alderman in the runoff because the incumbents were reelected Feb. 26th in the 28th, 29th and 37th wards.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle also did well in West Side wards; she faces former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot in the April 2nd runoff.
The first-term alderman won another four years on the Chicago City Council, beating Dwayne Truss and Zerlina A. Smith. Incumbents Emma Mitts (37th) and Jason Ervin (28th) also easily won re-election.
Voters in the 29th Ward have three aldermanic candidates to choose from: Ald. Chris Taliaferro, Dwayne Truss and Zerlina A. Smith. There are 14 mayoral candidates, including two who have strong West Side ties: Austin Chamber of Commerce Amara Enyia and state Rep. La Shawn Ford.
The state lawmaker is one of 14 people on the Feb. 26th ballot to be Chicago’s next mayor. Voters can cast their ballots now during early voting.
All 14 candidates have been invited to the candidates forum, which will be held at 1 p.m. Feb. 9 at Malcolm X College. The forum is sponsored by the Chicago Westside chapter of the NAACP and Austin Coming Together.
Three weeks before the Feb. 26th election, the three aldermanic candidates answered questions about a number of issues at an event organized by Austin Coming Together and South Austin Neighborhood Association.
The three candidates running for alderman – Zerlina Smith, Chris Taliaferro and Dwayne Truss – will answer questions at the nonpartisan event, which will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5th at Michele Clark High School. The South Central Neighbors Association, Chicago Westside Branch of the NAACP and Austin Coming Together are co-sponsors.