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By: Laura Finch
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You don't have time to attend every board meeting, but you care about West Chicago and the entities we love: the park district, library, schools, and city council. This is for you.

Hosts: Laura Finch and Liuan Huska

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Episodes
  • WeGo for the People and their peaceful protest Monday night 5:45pm
    May 19 2025

    Jonathan Wolf joins to discuss the nonprofit organization We Go For The People, its purpose, goals, and the importance of community engagement in local politics. We explore the four pillars of the organization, upcoming city council meetings, and the significance of transparency and accountability in government. The discussion emphasizes the need for civic participation and building relationships with elected officials to foster a collaborative environment in West Chicago.


    00:00 Introduction to We Go For The People

    02:58 The Purpose and Goals of We Go For The People

    06:07 The Four Pillars of We Go For The People

    09:04 Community Engagement and Local Politics

    11:58 Upcoming City Council Meeting and Assembly

    14:55 The Rogue City Council Agenda

    17:49 Building Relationships with Elected Officials

    21:06 Ways to Get Involved

    24:02 Conclusion and Call to Action

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    30 mins
  • Alderman Carlos Aviña Soto (Spanish)
    May 16 2025

    Carlos es ahora uno de los cuatro hispanohablantes del Ayuntamiento de West Chicago, una primicia histórica para la ciudad.

    En este episodio, habla de su campaña de 2025 y su método para llamar a todas las puertas en el Distrito 6. (Se le acabaron los folletos muy rápido.) Carlos también describe cómo ve su papel - como un puente desde el pueblo, hasta el alcalde.

    A continuación, Carlos explica lo que ocurrió tras la toma de posesión del nuevo alcalde y los nuevos concejales el 5 de mayo, en una polémica reunión de tres horas y media que no llegó a resolverse.

    PÓNGASE EN CONTACTO CON SUS CONCEJALES ESTE FIN DE SEMANA. Cada uno de los concejales heredados necesita saber si esperas o no que la nueva administración pueda nombrar un administrador municipal, un abogado municipal y un jefe de policía (como se indica claramente en la descripción de las funciones del alcalde en el sitio web de la ciudad: «Nombrar y destituir, con el asesoramiento y consentimiento del Consejo, al administrador municipal, al jefe de policía y al abogado de la corporación").

    MAPA DEL DISTRITO: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://westchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022WARD_NEW_FINAL..pdf

    INFORMACIÓN DE CONTACTO DEL AYUNTAMIENTO: https://westchicago.org/elected-officials/#citycouncil

    Traducción realizada con la versión gratuita del traductor DeepL.com

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    26 mins
  • Alderman Carlos Aviña Soto (English)
    May 16 2025

    Carlos is now one of 4 Spanish speakers on the West Chicago City Council—a historic first for the city.

    In this episode, he discusses his 2025 campaign and his method for knocking on every door in Ward 6. (He ran out of pamphlets really fast.) Carlos also describes how he sees his role—as a bridge from the people, to the mayor.


    PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ALDERMEN THIS WEEKEND. Every one of the legacy aldermen need to hear whether or not you expect the new administration to be able to appoint a city administrator, city attorney, and police chief (as clearly outlined under the description of the Mayor's duties on the city website: "To appoint and remove, with the advice and consent of the Council, the City Administrator, the Chief of Police and the corporation counsel.")



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    14 mins

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