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Center Square in the News
Poor Taste Chicago took a tour of Lincoln Square. House Beautiful is coming to Chicago and Ravenswood to give away free chairs. Potter and Potter Auctions ( located at 3729 N. Ravenswood Ave) will be auctioning some very important lithographs from the heyday of Magic. Will Rahm’s Ravenswood home tenant be moving soon? Sola (located [...]
Alderman-elect Ameya Pawar: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
The election in the 47th ward produced the biggest shocker of the 2011 municipal elections. After Rahm Emanuel handily won the mayoral throne, Chicago media turned its eyes on 30-year-old Ameya Pawar, 47th ward alderman-elect. When Ald. Gene Schulter announced in January that he wouldn’t run again, it created the first open election in the [...]
47th Ward Voter Turnout Above 50 Percent
The first round of the 2011 Chicago municipal elections are over, crowning a new mayor and a new 47th ward alderman. The highly contested races brought 47th ward voters out more than in the rest of the city with 50.81 percent of registered voters casting their ballots. Citywide turnout was 41.6 percent. The biggest shocker [...]
Campaign Sign Thief Caught on Camera
Updated at 10:45 a.m. with comment from Matt Reichel and Tom Jacks. Updated at 4 p.m. with additional comment from Tom Jacks. The campaign for 47th ward candidate Ameya Pawar says campaign signs and banners have been removed from private and commercial properties. The video above—as well as several others—shows a man removing Pawar signs. [...]
Photos from CSJ’s 47th Ward Candidates Forum
Center Square Journal and Inside Publications hosted a forum for the 47th ward aldermanic candidates at DANK Haus Tuesday evening. Three of four of the candidates for 47th ward aldermen answered questions from moderator Mick Dumke, political reporter for Chicago News Cooperative. Tom Jacks, Ameya Pawar and Matt Reichel attended. Tom O’Donnell says he had [...]
47th Ward Forum Tonight
Three of the four candidates for the 47th Ward’s open aldermanic seat will attend this evening’s forum at 7 p.m. at the DANK Haus, 4740 N. Western Ave. The attending candidates are Tom Jacks, Ameya Pawar and Matt Reichel. The fourth candidate, Tom O’Donnell, will not be attending. The forum, which will be limited to [...]
Tom O’Donnell Is Skipping Next Week’s Forum
First the news: Aldermanic candidate Tom O’Donnell will not be attending the 47th Ward candidates’ forum on Tuesday evening. His opponents, Tom Jacks, Ameya Pawar and Matt Reichel, have confirmed their attendance. We strongly encourage you to come out to the DANK Haus, 4740 N. Western Ave., at 7 p.m. Tuesday, to learn what Mr. [...]
47th Ward Candidates Forum at Coonley Elementary
We here at Center Square Journal have been snowed under with work and our own 32nd Ward Candidates Forum, so we apologize for this belated recap of the 47th Ward Candidates Forum on January 26. All four aldermanic candidates attended the forum at the Coonley Elementary School Gymnasium sponsored by Northcenter Neighborhood Association, Roscoe Village [...]
47th Ward Aldermanic Questionnaire Responses – UPDATE
UPDATE: Tom O’Donnell requested and was granted an extension. He provided his questionnaire responses late, at noon, Friday, January 28. His response is at the bottom of this post. Here are the responses to questionnaires distributed to the four 2011 candidates for 47th Ward Alderman. The response deadline was 11:59pm, Thursday, January 20. All candidates [...]
Two 47th Ward Forums Scheduled
Now that Ald. Eugene Schulter has announced his retirement and the 47th Ward has an open seat race with five weeks to go, candidate forums have suddenly become much more interesting. The Center Square Journal and Inside Publications have scheduled a candidates forum for Tuesday, February 15 at 7:00 pm at the DANK Haus, 4740 [...]
47th Ward Candidates React to Schulter’s Withdrawal
When Ald. Gene Schulter announced Monday that he would not be seeking reelection, his challengers weren’t surprised. Rumors of Schulter’s retirement have swirled since November since Tom O’Donnell, a former president of the Democratic Party of the 47th Ward, filed to run for the seat in November. “The fact that Tom O’Donnell is another candidate [...]
Alderman Gene Schulter is Retiring
Gene Schulter is retiring as alderman of the 47th Ward and has applied to serve on the Cook County Board of Tax Review. Schulter has served as alderman since 1975. Rumors of his retirement have swirled since November, when a political ally of Schulter filed to run for alderman. Tom O’Donnell, a former president of [...]
47th Ward Candidates’ Forum Set
EVENT UPDATED JAN. 20>> Incumbent Ald. Eugene Schulter and his four opponents will have an opportunity to explain why they will be the best 47th Ward alderman for the next four years. The Center Square Journal, in conjunction with Inside Publications, is conducting a 47th Ward Candidates forum on Wednesday, January 26, 6:00 pm at [...]
Ald. Schulter Hints At Leaving Alderman Job This Month – UPDATE
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Ald. Eugene Schulter (47th) is vying to replace out-going Joe Berrios on the Cook County Board of Tax Review and leave his aldermanic post. Berrios, who was elected Cook County Assessor last November, leaves his Board of Review seat and starts his new Assessor job on Monday, December 6. The [...]
47th Ward Candidates Threatened With Ballot Challenges
A unique feature of Illinois election law is that candidates can be knocked off the ballot before voters can even size them up. Tuesday evening was the deadline to file objections to aldermanic candidates running in the February 22 municipal election. Objections to candidacy filings were filed against 47th Ward challengers Tom Jacks, Matt Reichel [...]
