Voters along the north lakefront in Chicago’s 43rd ward, one of the whitest wealthiest and most politically active wards in the city, have a wide field of candidates to choose from for the first time in a decade.
43rd Ward Candidate Brian Comer holds a campaign event at Practice Chicago, a gym in the Sheffield Neighborhood.
Claudia Morell
43rd Ward Candidate Brian Comer holds a campaign event at Practice Chicago, a gym in the Sheffield Neighborhood.
Claudia Morell
How crime is dominating this one North Lakefront ward race
Voters along the north lakefront in Chicago’s 43rd ward, one of the whitest wealthiest and most politically active wards in the city, have a wide field of candidates to choose from for the first time in a decade. Host: Clare Lane; Reporter: Claudia Morell
43rd Ward Candidate Brian Comer holds a campaign event at Practice Chicago, a gym in the Sheffield Neighborhood.
Claudia Morell
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