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Change is the air for the Windy City this election season.  8 elected aldermen and 12 going to runoff elections said they would begin or continue participatory budgeting (PB) in their communities!

Now is the time to connect with your elected officials and sign up to help them bring participatory budgeting to your community.  Below you’ll find a list with contact info of the aldermen who have committed to do PB indicating winners and those who will go to run off elections.  Linked here, you'll find a great guide for individuals looking to bring PB to their communities, the Organizing for PB Toolkit.  And if you want to hear more about PB Chicago updates or how you can participate, please sign up for our mailing list.  We are very excited about what the next four years could bring to Chicago.

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Aldermen Committed to PB in 2015

Winners who support PB:
Ward 1 - Joe Proco Moreno
Ward 5 - Leslie A. Hairston
Ward 17 - David H. Moore
Ward 22 - Ricardo Muñoz*
Ward 26 - Roberto Maldonado
Ward 27 - Walter Burnett
Ward 35 - Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
Ward 49 - Joe Moore*

Runoff Candidates who support PB:
​Ward 2 - Brian Hopkins
Ward 10 - Susan Sadlowski Garza
Ward 15 - Rafael Yañez
Ward 16 - Toni Foulkes
Ward 29 - Chris Taliaferro
Ward 33 - Deb Mell
Ward 36 - Gilberto Villegas
Ward 37 - Tara Stamps
Ward 43 - Caroline Vickrey
Ward 45 - John Arena*
Ward 46 - James Cappleman
Ward 46 - Amy Crawford

* - Already doing PB

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PB Chicago 2013-14 Voting Results

22nd Ward (Little Village, Vittum Park, Hearst, Le Clare, Sleepy Hollow, North Lawndale) - Alderman Rick Muñoz
Results: 603 voters prioritized
  • street resurfacing, and new walkway lights to be added to existing street light poles;
  • sports field lighting at Piotrowski Park;
  • new speed humps for residential streets and school zones;
  • mural to spruce up a viaduct between Cermak Road and 23rd Street.

45th Ward (Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Independence Park) - Alderman John Arena 
Results: 516 voters prioritized
  • street resurfacing throughout the ward;
  • tree planting throughout the ward;
  • new playground at Independence Park;
  • pigeon abatement in 10 viaducts and overpasses throughout the ward.
   
49th Ward (Rogers Park) - Alderman Joe Moore
Results: 1,793 voters prioritized
  • street resurfacing, street lighting and sidewalk repairs
  • bus stop benches
  • replace 15-year-old carpet at the Rogers Park Library
  • new water feature at Pottawattomie Park
  • beach path extension at Hartigan Beach

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