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Chicago's 39th Ward candidate raises questions about mayor's plan for set-asides for gay contractors
Candidate for Chicago's 39th Ward committeemen Barry Bebart is warning Mayor Lori Lightfoot that the 'set-asides' she wants to implement for gay city contractors may have the opposite effect of what she claims to be seeking.
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Marilyn Morales running for 45th Ward alderman against embattled Arena
Marilyn Morales has joined the race for Chicago’s 45th Ward alderman seat, currently held by John Arena who is seeking re-election.
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No shortage of potential Arena challengers in 45th Ward
Two-term 45th Ward Alderman John Arena faces the prospect of a multi-headed monster in his planned run for re-election in 2019.
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Police officers' lawyers urge Arena staff to retract allegations of racial remarks
Lawyers representing Chicago Police Department members accused of being racist for opposing a building project say the accusations are false and are a constitutional rights violation.
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Arena complaint alleges that officers used racial slurs
Chicago Alderman Mark Arena of the 45th Ward filed a complaint with the Civilian Office for Police Accountability (COPA) after several Chicago Police Department officers allegedly made racially charged slurs about a controversial affordable housing project at 5150 N. Northwest Highway.
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Ald. Arena's Section 8 development means more crime, lower property values in Jefferson Park, says expert
James Bovard warns residents of Jefferson Park that they need look no further than the opposite side of the city to see what a proposed low-income, subsidized housing complex could mean for their neighborhood.
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Chicago alderman faces criticism after hurling insults at Indiana
Insults hurled by 45th Ward Alderman John Arena at both the state of Indiana and his own constituents have triggered a detailed response by a group that studies the economic climate of Illinois and Indiana.