Breakthrough on Chicago remap deal?

Jan. 11, 2012
The head of the Chicago City Council's Latino Caucus said on Wednesday that a deal is closer than ever before on the contentious re-drawing of ward boundaries. The possible breakthrough comes after a compromise offer was extended to break the stalemate.Ald.

Aldermen closer to finalized ward remap

Dec. 15, 2011
The alderman in charge of redrawing Chicago's 50 wards says he has the votes to approve a new map.Alderman Richard Mell said on Wednesday the agreed to map includes 18 majority black wards and 13 or 14 predominantly Hispanic wards, with some others holding sizable Latino populations."

Emanuel leaves door open to brokering aldermanic map deal

Dec. 1, 2011
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he's staying out of the contentious debate over new boundaries for Chicago wards - at least for now.

Debate begins over Chicago's ward redistricting

Sep. 20, 2011
A stand-off over the racial and ethnic makeup of Chicago's City Council got going Monday with a proposal from its Black Caucus. The group proposed new ward boundaries favorable to its 19 members.The most recent Census data show that Chicago has lost nearly 180,000 African American residents in