Ward News

Alderman Daniel La Spata's declaration on Friday in the race for the volunteer position as 1st Ward Democratic Committeeman, which is currently held by former 1st Ward Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno, is heating up. 

Proco "Joe" Moreno, soon to be former 1st Ward Alderman, is in police custody on an arrest warrant, according to the Chicago Police Department. 

"You are not going to get a dime out of this building," Proco "Joe" Moreno, 1st Ward Alderman, warns Brian Strauss, building owner where the well known music venue, Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave., resided for 20-years in Wicker Park. "I felt that he was intimidating me, that he was threatening me," said Strauss to CBS' Dave Savini in an interview aired Tuesday night. 

Imagine a 48 wide by 14 feet high steel structured illuminated billboard atop the 1965 N. Milwaukee Ave. building

Question: Alderman Hopkins, what do you see as the top five issues for 2017 in Chicago and your 2nd Ward?  

Despite multiple requests to Alderman Hopkins before and after a promise from him to send 2017 issues for the City and/or 2nd Ward, we have received nothing.

The Chicago City Council Black Caucus made an historic move in the Finance Committee Friday to block the approval of $3.5 billion in bonds for O’Hare International Airport.

A third meeting in a week and a half regarding private security patrols on the streets of [Special Service Area] SSA #33 in Wicker Park and Bucktown played out in the sweltering heat in St. Stanislaus Kostka School, 1255 N. Noble, on Fri., July 22.

With the prediction of snow and a potential for ice on sidewalks, the "being considerate of others" test is about to be activated for the 2015-16 Winter Season! Those who fail the test can be fined! 

Despite the fact that sawdust was flying behind this door at 1400 N. Ashland early Thursday afternoon, , the 2nd Ward's new alderman says, "I and my new staff will be ready to sell City Stickers between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.