Mexican American activist and former state legislator Frank Aguilar named to succeed Tobolski Democratic Committeemen in Chicagoland’s west and southwest suburbs voted to name former State Rep. Frank J. Aguilar to fill the vacancy on the Cook County Board’s 16th District that was vacated with the resignation of Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski. Aguilar will…
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Chicago, Cook County, elections, Government, News, Politics, Suburban Chicagoland, Village of Lyons16th District , Cook County , Democratic Committeemen , Frank J. Aguilar , Hispanics , Jeffrey Tobolski , Latinos , Mexican American , representation , successor , voters Opinion: Are Census funds to improve count or politics? Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has allocated $20 million for the Census count in Illinois, monies additional to funds allocated by the U.S. Census. But how much of that money is going to count the most undercounted constituency in Illinois and Cook County, the Arab American community?…
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Blogger, Commentary, Opinion, Politics, Racism, Suburban ChicagolandArab Americans , census , Census Funds , Complete Count , Ethnicity , Governor , Hispanics , IDHS , Illinois Department of Human Services , J.B. Pritzker , Muslim Americans , State of Illinois Race leverages next election for Chicago mayor Who will be Chicago’s next mayor? The decision will be made by Chicago’s racially divided voters, Blacks, Whites and Hispanics. The first run will see all of the racial blocks divided and the two candidates who receive the most votes — no one will win the 50 percent…
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Blogger, Chicago, Commentary, elections, Government, Opinion, Politics, rayhananiaAfrican-Americans , Blacks , Chicago mayor , Chicago Mayoral race , election , Garry McCarthy , Hispanics , John Kass , Latinos , Martin Sandoval , Mayor , open primary , race politics , racial politics , Rahm Emanuel , Toni Preckwinkle , two elections , Whites Villanueva named successor to Tabares in 21st Illinois House District Community activist Celina Villanueva was named Monday night as the new State Representative for the 21st Illinois House district to fill the vacancy created when State Rep. Silvana Tabares who resigned to accept appointment as alderman of Chicago’s 23rd Ward. Villanueva, a youth engagement activist…
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Government, Illinois Legislature, News, Releases, Suburban Chicagoland21st Illinois House of Representatives District , appointee , Celina Villanueva , Democratic Committeemen , Democratic Committeewomen , Hispanics , ICIRR , Illinois Committee for Immigrants and Refugee Rights , Illinois General Assembly , Jesus Garcia , Silvana Tabares , Southwest Side , Southwest suburbs , Steve Landek , successor Movement to bring peace comes to Chicagoland July 2 By Frank Aguilar (contributing writer) Mario Nieves was 28 when he set out on his motorcycle in 1977 to carry a message of peace, brotherhood and respect traveling through 23 nations including in North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. Now, 40 years later,…
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Are Census funds to improve count or politics?
By Ray Hanania |
Opinion: Are Census funds to improve count or politics? Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has allocated $20 million for the Census count in Illinois, monies additional to funds allocated by the U.S. Census. But how much of that money is going to count the most undercounted constituency in Illinois and Cook County, the Arab American community?…
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