Felix Cardona (31st)Ald. Ward boundaries have been redrawn due to redistricting, and the upcoming municipal election uses the new wards, no? Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks with Ald. The wards will take effect following next year's municipal elections. The Census, taken every ten years, aims to get an updated count of area residents. Ald. Under the proposed map, indicted Ald. Chicago aldermen Thursday voted to set new boundaries for the city's wards. Dick Mell, council members who could lean on people to get what they wanted. Thanks for subscribing to Block Club Chicago, an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. It would not be a benefit to the city for feuding members to engage in expensive, protracted litigation., Robert Vargas, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Chicago, said a referendum is likely, but court intervention is doubtful., Vargas said courts have typically given local authorities flexibility in redistricting decisions, only intervening in cases with really egregious forms of disenfranchisement.. It requires different means to resolve (issues), Vargas said. The map passed 43-7, just two more votes than needed to short-circuit the June 28 referendum when Chicago voters would have picked the design of the wards for the next decade. The Latino Caucus is trying to get the power they think they deserve now, said Dick Simpson, a former alderman and longtime political science professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. Ald. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks with Ald. City Council Rules Committee Chairwoman Michelle Harris announced the deal officially on Monday night, saying that the process resulted in an increase in representation for the citys growing Latinx community, as well as the creation of the first Asian-American ward in the citys history. It kind of depends on how much grudge there is.. Forty million dollars is a bunch of money, said Ald. Showdown vote on Chicago ward map called off - Chicago Sun-Times We are trying to create a new narrative for a better future and better government for all the people. Description Ward boundaries in Chicago from May 2015 to May 2023, corresponding to the dates when a new City Council is sworn in, based on the immediately preceding elections. The Peoples Map was the first to create an Asian American majority ward around Chinatown. The Chicago City Council adopted a new map of the city's 50 wards Monday, forestalling a ballot referendum on competing designs by Black and Latino aldermen and their allies and ending a. Monse Ayala, a Gage Park resident, said, The Peoples Map is allowing people in Black and Brown communities to know who is representing them and how to hold them accountable. The map that passed has 16 Black-majority wards and 14 Latino-majority wards, one fewer Latino ward than the Latino Caucus wanted in light of Latino population gains citywide. This Madigan/Kasper map serves the Chicago Way and nothing more. Marty Quinn (13th) and indicted Ald. We will prevail. Aldermen reach deal on new Chicago ward map | WGN-TV According to Block Club Chicago, the Latino Caucus original map had featured 15 majority Latinx wards and 16 Black-majority wards. Its slightly more likely because if it does go to referendum, it means the voters will have decided, rather than the aldermen themselves, said Jim Lewis, a senior research specialist at the University of Illinois Chicagos Great Cities Institute. In addition to Beale, the no votes came from Southwest Side aldermen Edward Burke, 14th, Raymond Lopez, 15th, and Silvana Tabares, 23rd; Near North Side Ald. Indicates that a Newsmaker/Newsmakers was/were physically present to report the article from some/all of the location(s) it concerns. Hes skeptical of the Rules Committee process since Harris failed attempt to defeat opponents of her map by lowering the number of votes needed to pass it, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The CHANGE Illinois Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonpartisan, nonprofit educating and advocating for ethical, efficient government and elections. The current ward map, which took effect in 2015 after years of legal challenges, includes 13 wards where a majority of voters are Latino. Each precinct will now cover an average of 1,165 voters, up from the 550-to-750 voters covered under the previous map. They had the opportunity to rise above the broken system of Chicago business as usual. Chicago OKs new ward map after bitter fight, avoiding referendum Lightfoot wasnt present at Wednesdays City Council meeting. According to the group, the map will create 17 Black-majority and plurality wards. This opens the door for competing maps to be introduced. While remaps happen every 10 years, this redrawing of council boundaries has the potential to be one of the most significant in recent memory because it is happening at a critical juncture in Chicagos political history. Demands for a ward with a majority of Asian American voters comes as Chicagos Asian American community grew by 31% in the past decade, according to the 2020 census. Andre Vasquez, 40th. Villegas said democracy is always an ugly process, and it gets messy sometimes. But he hopes his colleagues will be able to move forward after the process is over and work together. But while it got support from the overwhelming majority of aldermen, the new map is not universally loved. But we will continue to fight for our Latino community, for our businesses and so forth, because it doesnt end here. Chicagos city council voted to approve a ward map drawn behind closed doors, PRESS RELEASE: Council members map another decade of broken government and politics, PRESS RELEASE: CHANGE Illinois Action Fund statement on remap deal, PRESS RELEASE: City Council members inaction blocks map the people helped shape, PRESS RELEASE: The Peoples Coalition Map Formally Launches Referendum Campaign. Ward 1: Daniel La Spata - YesWard 2: Brian Hopkins - NoWard 3: Pat Dowell - YesWard 4: Sophia King - YesWard 5: Leslie Hairston - YesWard 6: Roderick Sawyer - YesWard 7: Gregory Mitchell - YesWard 8: Michelle Harris - YesWard 9: Anthony Beale - NoWard 10: Susan Sadlowski Garza - YesWard 11: Nicole Lee - YesWard 12: George A. Cardenas - YesWard 13: Marty Quinn - YesWard 14: Ed Burke - NoWard 15: Raymond Lopez - NoWard 16: Stephanie D. Coleman - YesWard 17: David Moore - Yes, Ward 18: Derrick Curtis - YesWard 19: Matthew OShea - YesWard 20: Jeanette B. Taylor - YesWard 21: Howard Brookins, Jr. - YesWard 22: Michael D. Rodriguez - YesWard 23: Silvana Tabares - NoWard 24: Michael Scott, Jr. - YesWard 25: Byron Sigcho Lopez - YesWard 26: Roberto Maldonado - YesWard 27: Walter Burnett, Jr. - YesWard 28: Jason Ervin - YesWard 29: Chris Taliaferro - YesWard 30: Ariel Reboyras - YesWard 31: Felix Cardona, Jr. - YesWard 32: Scott Waguespack - YesWard 33: Rossana Rodrguez-Snchez - YesWard 34: Carrie Austin - Yes, Ward 35: Carlos Ramirez-Rosa - YesWard 36: Gilbert Villegas - NoWard 37: Emma Mitts - YesWard 38: Nicholas Sposato - YesWard 39: Samantha Nugent - YesWard 40: Andre Vasquez, Jr. - NoWard 41: Anthony Napolitano - YesWard 42: Brendan Reilly - YesWard 43: Michele Smith - YesWard 44: Thomas Tunney - YesWard 45: James Gardiner - YesWard 46: James Cappleman - YesWard 47: Matthew Martin - YesWard 48: Harry Osterman - YesWard 49: Maria E. Hadden - YesWard 50: Debra Silverstein - Yes. Relationships have been damaged, he said. The 34 council members and Mayor Lori Lightfoot had a model of a fully transparent process, the one conducted by the Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission. The issue at stake here is keeping communities wholenot splintering communities into multiple wards and following the data to accurately represent all of Chicagos minority communities including Latinos and Asians.The Peoples Coalition Map includes the first Asian-majority ward to reflect the Citys Asian-American population.There has never been an Asian City Council member from the Chinatown community, community member Phan Le said. While the citys overall population grew 2% between 2010 and 2020, neighborhoods on Chicagos South and West sides that are struggling with violence after decades of disinvestment recorded a drop in the number of residents. But even in victory, there are no guarantees. Beale demanded an apology, which was not forthcoming from Ervin during the debate. Every citizen in Chicago could have one mask free. Scroll down to see how your alderperson voted and all of the proposed ward maps, including The Peoples Map, drawn by the Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission based entirely on public input. Email Newsroom@BlockClubChi.org. Until after the next municipal elections, aldermen continue to represent the wards they were elected to in 2019, though observers will be watching to see if council members start making decisions to try to curry favor with voters in the new wards who theyll need to impress to win reelection next year. Ed Burke, is slipping away, leaving the decisions this year to have even more potential impact. With only days to go until a deadline that would have forced a public referendum, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance authorizing a redistricting map for the citys 50 wards. Through this process, Chicagos Advisory Redistricting Commission has been a model upholding racial equity and engagement, as well as best practices for independent redistricting nationwide. Anthony Beale, 9th, speaks following a City Council vote for a new map of the citys 50 wards at City Hall on Monday. The people deserve far, far better. The ward maps, approved by the City Council in May, must be redrawn every 10 years following the Census, according to officials. Villegas and others in the caucus insist the census supports their proposed map. City council just approved a new ward map. High-quality journalism isn't free. The first phase of Encuentro Square is underway near The 606, while a nine-story affordable building is going up at California Avenue and Division Street. These council members are disrespecting the people by putting on the ballot their map, the one created through a broken, closed-door process designed from the start to block residents input and their needs and wants. Most of the citys Black council members are willing to concede one seat but not two. WTTW News Explains: What Happened With Chicagos Parking Meter Deal? CHICAGO Ald. Chan acknowledged it will be no easy feat to strike at the heart of what is left of the Daley political machine. Villegas said he was happy to have an actual map from the Rules Committee to negotiate with, describing Wednesdays meeting as a restart. He said his coalition would hold a call this evening to decide whether to move forward with putting the Latino Caucus map forward for a referendum or continue to negotiate. Ald. It looks like we won't be voting on a new ward map after all. Sign up for our morning newsletter to get all of our stories delivered to your mailbox each weekday. The data can be viewed on the Chicago Data Portal with a web . This communitys voice has been split for so long.. Susan Sadlowski Garza, 10th; and Ald. Michelle Harris (8th), chair of the Rules Committee, political insider and attorney Michael Kasper and the Aldermanic Black Caucus, whose members said they fielded feedback from alderpeople across the city. Patrick Daley Thompson (11th Ward), who isset to be tried later this monthon federal charges that he filed false tax returns and lied to federal agents. These council members completely disregarded what the people wanted. Lincoln Yards would also be moved to Ald. This soup may contain bugs and falafel may have rocks, grocer says, NWS confirms 2 tornadoes touched down in Kankakee County, At least 75K ComEd customers without power as storms slam the Chicago area, Metra service at Ogilvie Transportation Center resuming with extensive delays following police activity', Ed Sheeran visits famed Chicago restaurant ahead of Soldier Field concert. That drew an angry rebuke from Black Caucus Chair Ald. The deadline to trigger a special election on ward maps is Dec. 1. The hearing was particularly timely, because the U.S. is facing intensifying urgency to stop the worsening fentanyl epidemic. We have the momentum. Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission Ervin wouldnt say how much the campaign might cost. Paper copies of the map were handed out at City Council Wednesday. The people of Chicago should be given the chance to choose for themselves which ward map design best serves their needs. Independent Commission Unveils Proposed Ward Map, As - WTTW Chicago Freshman Ald. The map also carves a new ward out of parts of the 11th, 12th and 25th wards to create a ward with a majority of Asian American voters centered around Chinatown that includes Armour Square and the northern part of McKinley Park. We hope it doesnt come to that, Pai said. (WTTW News via Google Maps) The citys map includes 16 majority Black wards, 14 majority Latino wards, one majority Asian ward and one Black influence ward that isnt quite a majority the 27th Ward. Despite his no vote, Villegas, who is running for Congress, has also said he hopes the council can put the map fight behind it. Chicago's new map: Find the shape of your ward - Chicago Tribune More information on the precinct and ward maps can be found on the citys website, according to officials. Its always easier to go up from a number than to go down, Simpson added. Latino alderpeople blasted the City Council map as a backroom deal worked up by connected attorney Kasper, who served as the longtime election attorney to former House Speaker Michael Madigan, who resigned his seat under the cloud of a corruption investigation of ComEd. Starting next year, thousands of residents will need to get used to a new point of contact for many local services and complaints thanks to the redrawn map putting them in different wards. It is unlikely the Latino Caucus would support a map with just one more ward that has a majority of Latino voters. It would uplift Asians Americans all over Chicago.. Instead, their ward drawing was built to protect enough incumbents to rob voters of the ability to choose their own futures. The Latino Caucus crafted a map that creates those 15 majority-Latino wards, and its leaders say they wont budge for anything less. The Chicago City Council approved a new ward map on May 16, 2022 as Ordinance O2022-1318. It has been available since mid-September for feedback and final since October. I see it as a matter of fairness.. But with only one seat in the balance, room for a compromise seems doubtful. ; Why it matters: The new map will determine local power centers for the next decade. Gilbert Villegas, 36th; and North Side Ald. The Latino Caucus is clear were following the data, were following the law, Ramirez Rosa said. Commissioners demonstrated that it can be done and how it should be done. But he said, with redistricting being a mystifying topic and the primary election pushed back, there would definitely be a focus on educating city residents, so they can understand whats at stake., We have to come to a conclusion one way or another, or the city residents will do that, Ervin said. A new City Council compromise gives the Chicago United Map the 41 votes it needs to pass, avoiding a referendum. The Latino Caucus had been pushing for better representation in the City Council ever since the 2010 Census, arguing that the map didnt accurately reflect the citys growing Latinx population. Census figures released in 2020 show the Latino population jumped from 778,862 in 2010 to 819,518, and now comprise a little over 30% of Chicagos 2.7 million residents, which would equal 15 seats. Michelle Harris, 8th, head of the Chicago City Councils Rules Committee. I would hope not because were elected to do a job there, and the job were supposed to do is making sure that were representing our respective wards and residents of the city of Chicago.. May 16, 2022 / 2:03 PM / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) -- After months of acrimonious fighting over the future boundaries of the city's 50 wards, the City Council on Monday approved a new. The Latino Caucus map violates the Voting Rights Act, which ensures that Black, Latino and Asian Americans can exercise political power in keeping with their population, Ervin said. Ward Map Alderman Daniel La Spata New Chicago ward map presented at City Council meeting but no vote Ervin, chair of the Black Caucus, accused the Latino Caucus of wanting to hold everybody hostage.. If we only look at facts, there is no other way, said C.W. Elsewhere in the city, many 36th Ward residents are angry about the strange snaking design of their new ward. And it led to the creation of the first-ever, historic Asian American majority ward. For lots of Chicagoans, their alderman is by far their most intimate and important relationship with an elected official. The map ensures that the Austin, Avondale, Back of the Yards, Englewood and Logan Square neighborhoods are kept together. The people of Chicago are calling upon their elected officials to support The Peoples Map, as it is the only ward map drawn fully in public, with resident input. Type in your address in the search bar to the left to see which ward youre in now and will be living in for the next ten years. That commission drew the first-ever Asian majority ward and a map with 37 majority minority wards that, above all else, kept more Chicago communities whole than any other map proposed. Thereve been times where there just wasnt anyone who could pull together interests that were very different, as the Latino interest is this time, Lewis said. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. By Joe Germuska and Brian Boyer January 20, 2012 Less than two hours after putting the finishing touches on a new map of the city's 50 wards, the Chicago City Council approved it over the. A referendum which would be Chicagos first in 30 years, according to Sun-Times is still a long way off. City Council members inaction blocks map the people helped shape. Racially Polarized Debate Over Chicago Ward Map Spills into 2022 With Chicago City Council Approves New Ward Remap The last-minute compromise to redraw the city's 50 wards came days before a deadline that would have sent the issue to voters in in the June 28 primary. Part of the reason for this lack of representation is because Chinatown has been sliced and diced, reducing our voice, but now we have a real opportunity to change that.The Peoples Coalition Map will launch a full-scale referendum campaign leading up to the Illinois Primary Election on June 28, when the question about the remap will be presented to voters.Were proud to expand our coalition and bring this fight to the people because, at the end of the day, the people should choose their City Council Alderpeople Alderpeople shouldnt choose their voters, said Ald. The Black Caucus is also prepared to challenge a map in court if it does not protect the political power of Black Chicagoans, Ervin said. That means the 30-year path to a ward with a majority of Asian American voters runs straight through the 11th Ward, the heart of the political empire that elected former Mayors Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley and ruled the city for decades. 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