[VIDEO] Basic roundup in case you all don't have time to watch the hour and half debate that aired this evening on WGN. It's safe to say crime was a major issue in this debate with all candidates except the Mayor herself wanting to fire current Police Superintendent David Brown.
[VIDEO] Before I note once again the two candidates forums today, I wanted to share with you this recent video from 9th ward candidate Michael LaFargue. He is hoping to take the Alderman seat of current Alderman Anthony Beale.
LaFargue - currently President of the West Chesterfield Community Association - does a video featuring his background. He also features some of the other community activists and business owners of the 9th ward.
This includes Eddie Davis of Bass Furniture - 11431 South Michigan Avenue - who commented on the shopping mall that we recently noted here. The shopping mall that was once located at 115th/Michigan was demolished during the course of the last decade. Davis claimed the closure and demolition of this mall has hurt other nearby businesses.
It's a long video of roughly 15 minutes. Anything said in this video sway your vote?
Todays candidate forums for 9th ward candidates
Chesterfield Community Council 9th Ward candidate forums at 11 AM McDade Classical School 8801 S. Indiana Noted recently on this blog
NAACP candidates forum with 9th Ward candidates scheduled for 1 PM Simeon High School 8147 S. Vincennees Also noted on this blog
This coming Saturday is proving to be a very packed Saturday for those of us who are following the 2015 elections. If you're following the 9th ward race there is another forum later on Saturday at 1 PM sponsored by the NAACP.
The Chesterfield Community Council (CCC) will host the "9th Ward Aldermanic Candidates Forum" on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at McDade Classical School, 8801 South Indiana The moderator will be Curtis "AC" Green, Radio Personality, 106.3 fm /1390 am Radio. All are welcomed.
Also on Saturday the NAACP forums will be later that afternoon at Simeon High School - 8147 S. Vincennes Ave.- and these forums will include candidates for wards 6, 9, & 21. Candidates from ward 9 will kick off the festivities starting at 1 PM. This event was advertized at The Sixth Ward last month and the flyer is below for this event.
The Developing Communities Project is hosting a candidates forum on January 31st, 2015 at 2 PM. It will be held at Progressive Church located at 26 E. 127th St. For more details refer to flyer below.
We may have known about this for a while now but tomorrow at Trinity United Church of Christ a candidates forum for wards 9, 17, and 21. This information was emailed to us today.
9th, 17th and 21st Ward Candidates Forum Trinity United Church of Christ 400 W. 95th Street - Sanctuary Chicago, IL 60628
Sunday, January 25, 2015 2:30pm to 4:45pm
If anyone has any candidate events we should know about feel free to e-mail us, tweet @thesixthward, or post to our Sixth Ward FB page.