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Elections 2012: Recap on Local Races
These primary elections were not particularly popular among Chicago residents. Voter turnout was drastically low in the city with about 23 percent of registered voters showing up to the polls. Among some of the local races, the heated 21st newly drawn district race between Silvana Tabares and Rudy Lozano Jr. concluded with Tabares, a former [...]
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Interview with Edward Acevedo State Representative of the 2nd District
Edward Acevedo is serving his seventh term as State Representative of the 2nd legislative district, which includes portions of Back of the Yards, Pilsen, Bridgeport, Little Village and McKinley Park. Acevedo is the first Latino to be appointed to the assistant majority leader position within the House Democratic membership. He was also appointed to the [...]
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Interview with Josip Trutin Candidate for State Representative of the 2nd District
Small business owner and now candidate for state representative of the second district, Josip Trutin, takes pride in his community involvement and his grassroots organizing background in his district. Among Trutin’s proposals in this year’s election is to increase the retirement age. In addition, he proposes to eliminate wasteful spending and shrink the size of [...]
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Interview with Cuauhtémoc Morfín Candidate for State Representative of the 2nd District
Cuauhtémoc Morfín has been a resident of the Pilsen neighborhood for over 30 years. He attended Benito Juarez High School and graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1996 where he received a degree in Political Science and a minor in Spanish Literature. After graduation he became a Legal Judicial Spanish Interpreter for the Cook County [...]
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From Quality Education to New Jobs, There will be Victory in Troubled Times
A message from state Rep. Esther Golar during Black History Month Dear Residents of the 6th District: “[During] Black History Month I want you to believe that there will be victory for us in these troubled times. However, the village, which is the people from the neighborhoods, must work together to help each other heal. [...]
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Interview with Silvana Tabares Candidate for State Representative of the 21st District
Silvana Tabares is a former journalist and first-time political candidate. A graduate of Columbia College, she worked as a youth educator for WRTE Radio Arte 90.5 FM, a youth-operated radio station in Pilsen teaching radio broadcasting skills before becoming the managing editor of EXTRA Bilingual Newspaper. A native of Brighton Park, Tabares used her role [...]
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