Politics

Vying for the 25th Ward

WTTW News | March 23, 2011, 7:00 pm

Smokestacks on the Southwest Side are the source of a burning issue. We discuss why some residents are upset, and find out what the aldermanic candidates are doing about it in our forum for the 25th ward runoff election.

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