Replacing outgoing 46th Ward Ald. James Cappleman, Angela Clay becomes the first African American to represent the North Side ward, bringing the total number of Council seats held by African Americans to 20. Rival Kim Walz conceded less than two hours after the polls closed.
While most of the attention Tuesday night will be paid to the results of the Chicago mayoral election, there are also 14 City Council races that will be.
Small business owner and progressive organizer Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth is running against affordable housing developer Joe Dunne in the North Side 48th Ward..
With 14 Chicago City Council races up for grabs for the runoff election, it appears that most of the incumbents who were facing reelection battles will hang on,.