Re-Imagine Chicago: Why Aldermen Work More Like ‘Mini-Mayors’
Reset teams up with the University of Chicago’s Center for Effective Government to explore new ways the city could work for its residents.
By Stephanie Kim

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Chicago aldermen operate more like ward bosses than true legislators. For the second installment of our “Re-Imagine Chicago” series, Reset explores the history of Chicago’s aldermanic system and how it impacts individual residents and the city’s ability to get things done.
GUESTS: Julius L. Jones, assistant curator at the Chicago History Museum
Ald. Jeanette Taylor, 20th Ward
Ald. Michael Rodriguez, 22nd Ward
Robert, Washington Heights resident
Barbara Stewart, North Lawndale resident