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Ask Geoffrey: 8/11

Jessen O'Brien | August 11, 2011, 1:30 pm

Chicago’s City Council is made up of 50 aldermen, each representing one ward in the city. One of our viewers wants to know when and why these wards were established. Geoffrey Baer has the answer in this week’s Ask Geoffrey.

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