Dem remap locks in Board of Review seat
Friday, May 28, 2021 - Posted by Rich Miller * The Cook County Board of Review’s 1st District had been represented by Republican Dan Patlak until Democrat Tammy Wendt won last November. The remap solidifies the 1st District as Democratic, but also makes it a Latinx influenced district. Wendt is an attorney who was on the defense team for former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke…
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- Oswego Willy - Friday, May 28, 21 @ 11:33 am:
Thinking back to Maureen Murphy who won the seat first… and her politics… this seat has evolved now that a “Murphy-type” might not get 35%
- McGuppin - Friday, May 28, 21 @ 11:54 am:
It’s hard for me to find much to pick at here. These district make sense to me.
- City Zen - Friday, May 28, 21 @ 12:10 pm:
Rightful birthplace of the Joe Barrios we all grew to love.
- anon2 - Friday, May 28, 21 @ 2:39 pm:
The GQP is already a super-minority in the county of Cook. Now they are losing the last vestiges of power. Hard to compete statewide when a party writes off the City and the suburbs.
- Amalia - Friday, May 28, 21 @ 4:45 pm:
Hope Wendt gets a strong primary opponent next round.