Fifteen City Council members put their trump card on the table Thursday in the high-stakes political poker game to redraw Chicago’s ward boundaries based on 2020 census data.
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The petition doesn’t mean Chicago is headed for a costly referendum. But it puts the Council on the clock: If there’s no agreement 40 days before the June 28 Democratic primary, Chicago voters will make the decision for them.
Ald. Michelle Harris, chairman of the City Council’s Rules Committee, said a citywide ward map will be introduced Wednesday, but no vote will be taken. That will allow to public input while negotiations continue in hopes of avoiding a referendum, Chicago’s first in 30 years.
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