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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on February 15, 2011 at 7:32am

Organized by The Center Square Journal and Inside Publications. 

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Permalink Reply by Anne B. on February 15, 2011 at 8:48am

There is another forum Wednesday evening:

 

Graceland West Community Association - 47th Ward Aldermanic Candidates Forum

Wednesday, February 16
Lakeview High School Auditorium4015 N. Ashland Ave.Chicago, IL 60613
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
The entrance is on the east side of the building at the north end of the parking lot.

http://www.renewchicago.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={568BD5D...

 

Note that Tom O'Donnell is not attending tonight's, not sure about tomorrow's: 

http://www.centersquarejournal.com/local-opinion/tom-odonnell-is-sk...

 

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Permalink Reply by JeffB on February 16, 2011 at 5:54am

I blanked on last night's meeting and can't make tonight's.  Were any bike specific topics discussed?  Any recommendations on candidates?

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Permalink Reply by J.P. on February 16, 2011 at 5:08pm

actually tonight (2/16) DANK Haus had Rahm Emanuel. Was nice to see him up-close. Schulter was there too.

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Permalink Reply by Anne B. on February 17, 2011 at 4:30am

At Wednesday's forum someone asked about bike issues and all 3 in attendance (O'Donnell skipped both final forums) were somewhat vague on the issue. Still, it's on Ameya Pawar's radar (he is aware of ATA and supports participatory budgeting, which could fund bike infrastructure improvements) and he seemed interested in learning about separated bike lanes, etc. Based on last night's performance and review of all candidates' websites, I'm strongly in favor of Ameya. http://www.renewchicago.com/  If you want to know his stance on specific bike issues, I'd suggest emailing him- I sent him a list of questions last week and got a thoughtful answer back quickly. 

 

People at the forum last night reported getting robocalls from O'Donnell's campaign stating that he is the only candidate who actually lives in the ward. I find everything about O'Donnell's campaign- the excessive mailings, his website, skipping debates at the last minute- extremely vague and lacking in urgency w/r/t dealing with the major budget, pension, etc issues facing the city.  Several neighborhood blogs have also taken issue with pieces of his resume- I've listed some info below. I'm fairly new to the city and had zero candidate preference going into this election cycle so I definitely don't have an ax grind with Schulter or O'Donnell--I really think Ameya is most qualified, creative and open to making the process more participatory.

 

Candidate questionnaires:

http://www.centersquarejournal.com/news/47th-ward-aldermanic-questi...

 

Other background info:

http://www.centersquarejournal.com/local-opinion/tom-odonnell-is-sk...

http://www.chicagoreader.com/gyrobase/chicago-politics-election-ald...

http://www.wellesparkbulldog.com/news/local-politics/ravenswood-com...

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