The Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission has begun accepting applications to be part of a citizen’s commission to redraw Chicago’s wards. By law, Chicago must redraw its wards every ten years following demographic…
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MRR: You work for an organization called the Restaurant Opportunity Center-United [ROC-United]. Tell…