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JEFFERSON PARK — Candidates for the 45th Ward aldermanic race will debate area issues at a public forum this week.
The 45th Ward candidate forum is 7 p.m. Thursday inside the Copernicus Center theater, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The center has free parking.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th), who has faced a slew of investigations, including an FBI probe, is seeking a second term. Challenging him are Ana Santoyo, a longtime activist and library page; organizer and historian Susanna Ernst; attorney Megan Mathias; Jefferson Park resident Marija Tomic; and business owner and community organizer James Suh.
All six candidates plan to attend the forum, according to neighborhood groups co-hosting the event alongside Nadig Newspapers.
The ward covers parts of Old Irving Park, Portage Park, Jefferson Park, Gladstone Park, parts of Edgebrook, Wildwood and small parts of Norwood Park. The territory was recently remapped to include more Far Northwest Side neighborhoods that lean more conservative.
The election is Feb. 28. If no candidate receives at least 50 percent of the vote, the top two finishers will go to a runoff April 4.
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