It’ll be a race to the runoff for West Side Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th) — and a sigh of relief for Logan Square Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st).
It’ll be a race to the runoff for West Side Ald.
That’s certainly the case in the 29th Ward, where Taliaferro, an ally of outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot, had cruised to reelection in 2019.Now, he faces another political round, squaring off against community organizer CB Johnson. Since Feb. 28, Taliaferro, the chair of the Council’s Public Safety Committee had been narrowly avoiding a runoff until election officials reported 112 ballots for write-in candidates over the weekend.
A campaign spokesperson for Johnson, who is backed by U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, called it "the best example of democracy in action." "I’m encouraged and confident that we will prevail in the runoff," said Taliaferro, a former Chicago police sergeant. "Public safety is the voters’ No. 1 priority, and I have the experience to lead."
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