Michele Smith, Alderman of Ward 43, announced Thursday that she will resign from office next month. The abrupt announcement comes after more than a decade of Smith’s service as a member of Chicago...

David Krupa, the 19-year-old DePaul University freshman running for alderman of the 13th Ward on the Southwest Side, has more work ahead before Election Day later this month. Krupa  announced about two...

In a heated race for the Alderman seat in Lincoln Park's 43rd Ward, first-time candidate Jennifer “Jen” Kramer couldn't get enough votes to bring her to a potential runoff. At her election night party,...

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Lincoln Park is at a crossroads. While not facing as severe of problems compared with crime-ridden and economically depressed South and West side neighborhoods, the wealthy residents of the lakeside...

Despite her extensive record, divided ward makes runoff a possibility In lush Ward 43, with its luxury housing that hugs its tree-lined streets in the company of the largest Catholic university...

Ald. Michele Smith warded off criticism for her $72,000 side job at the hottest debate in the 43 ward election thus far. On top of her side job, what she calls “consulting,” for the Helen Coburn...

[slideshow_deploy id='8857'] Two mayoral hopefuls and several aldermanic candidates discussed topics ranging from the future of the city to the nuts and bolts of running a ward at The Theatre School...

[slideshow_deploy id='8530'] Lincoln Park residents crowded the small stage at the St. Vincent DePaul Center last Tuesday for the 43rd ward alderman debate, just weeks before the city election Feb....

DePaul student Tyler Solorio, 25, will be running for 33rd Ward Alderman in February 2015 which encompasses the Albany Park and Edgewater neighborhoods. Solorio is a transfer student from Oakton...