Chicago City Council members say that — after a lot of haggling — they have an agreement on a new ward map. But some good government groups have blasted the proposal as another typical backroom deal.
Englewood remains split into six wards under the tentative map that could avert what would have been the first ward map referendum in 30 years.
Once the map is signed into law by the mayor, it could be challenged in court for violating those standards. A lawsuit could cost the city tens of millions of dollars.The map’s boundaries make it clear which members of the City Council ended up out in the cold in the deal that relies on the support of the City Council’s most progressive members, including those who are members of the Chicago chapter of Democratic Socialists of America.
However, Ervin said the Latino Caucus should not have attempted to reduce the number of wards with a majority of Black voters from 18 wards to 14 wards. Ald. Silvana Tabares, the vice chair of the Latino Caucus, would also see the boundaries of her 23rd Ward significantly changed and drawn into the shape of a backwards letter C in order to exclude Midway Airport, which would move to Ald. Marty Quinn’s 13th Ward.The 15th Ward, now represented by Ald.
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