CHICAGO ( WGN) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed an acting Cook County commissioner to be the new 35th Ward alderman.

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In the end, the leadership of the Chicago Teachers Union accepted a contract that largely mirrored what Chicago Public Schools leadership had offered for months. The spin, of course, from CTU and ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced Cook County Commissioner Anthony Joel Quezada as his pick to fill a vacancy as 35th Ward ...

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Quezada, a Cook County Commissioner since 2022, previously spent six years as former Ald. Carlos Ramirez Rosa's constiuent ...