With a deadline approaching to avoid the first Chicago ward map referendum in three decades, Latino aldermen failed this week to convince City Council colleagues to let them make changes to the ...

NBC Chicago and Ward Room bring you profiles on all 50 wards this election season. As candidates face off in the Feb. 24 election, they are also facing a new ward map, which takes effect when the ...

The new map, which sets the boundaries for Chicago's 50 wards for the next 10 years, has 14 Latino majority wards, 16 Black majority wards, one Black plurality ward, and the city's first-ever ...

The Chicago City Council is losing yet another member. Ald. Roberto Maldonado (26th) on Friday filed paperwork with the Chicago Board of Elections to withdraw his candidacy for the 26th Ward seat.

The Chicago Boundaries Map allows users to search by location to find what neighborhood, community area, ward, ZIP code, police district and police beat an address is located in. All boundaries ...

The fact that all aldermen are invited to the so-called “map room” is a big step toward making the redistricting process in City Hall more open, according to Ald. Roberto Maldonado, 26th Ward.

Chicago aldermen have until May to figure out a new ward map 00:19. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago alderman have until May to agree on a new ward map or voters may get to decide.

The next map is from 1921. Chicago has grown larger in land area, and the 2.7 million population is comparable to today. We now have the familiar 50 wards, with one alderman each.

Both maps would yield 16 Black-majority wards, although they get there by different means. The Coalition Map produces 15 Hispanic-majority wards, one more than the Chicago United Map, which is the ...

The new ward map, below, passed City Council today by a vote of 41-8, a melding of the "Map For a Better Chicago" and the "Taxpayer Protection Map." * WBEZ has an excellent interactive that's much ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new Chicago ward map was introduced to City Council Wednesday, but no vote was taken. The Black and Latino caucuses are not in agreement over the new boundaries. A new Chicago ...

The most entertaining part about this year in Chicago politics hasn't been Chuy Garcia's mustache, Rahm Emanuel's nub finger or even the biggest property tax hike in the city's history—it's been ...