42nd Ward

Reilly, who endorsed Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the 2019 runoff, said Vallas will "put public safety first." Downtown Ald. Brian Hopkins has also endorsed Vallas.

The approval of supplier licenses is a first step to getting the temporary casino up and running, but the gaming license Bally's needs hasn't been approved yet.

The 42nd Ward alderman, first elected in 2007, has never faced an opponent in four reelection bids. In his next term, he wants to kill the deal to bring NASCAR races Downtown streets.

Salesforce, the San-Francisco-based software firm, lit up its large logo this month atop Wolf Point Tower, a new 60-story building along the Chicago River.

Chris Cleary, a former vice president at BMO Harris, dropped out of the 42nd Ward race last week.

Alds. Walter Burnett and Brian Hopkins are running unopposed, while Ald. Brendan Reilly has a challenger. Two newcomers are vying for the newly relocated 34th Ward.

The highest-paid alderpeople will make $142,772 next year, thanks to a nearly 10 percent raise. The lowest-paid alderperson makes $115,560, by comparison.

Lightfoot's pick is the Tribune Publishing site on the Chicago River — and aldermen are accusing her of sidestepping the city's casino committee. "Tired of these false, zero-sum choices that Chicago mayors have been setting up for decades," one tweeted.