QUARTERLY PUBLICATION FROM THE FEDERATION OF LABOR • ISSUE 1 • 2018

Uniting for Freedom and to End a Rigged System Thousands rally to continue the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation strike

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94297 Issue 01_2018.indd 2 3/6/18 10:48 AM President’s Report

March 20, 2018. If this date is not already on your calendar, it should be. This is Primary Election day here in . Between now and then, voters across our state will determine which candidates from each party will face off in November. If you read my column each issue, you know that I continually reiterate the saying that elections have consequences. Unfortunately, since 2015, we have experienced firsthand the ramifications of not electing officials that share our values. Four years ago, the people of Illinois elected an anti- union, corporate CEO to be the governor of our state. Once Rauner took office, labor was on the defensive. We were running around the state to push back against attacks at the municipal levels while also fighting for a budget that funds our state’s greatest needs—social services, education and state agencies. Since President Trump took office in January 2017, the labor movement has also fought back on many fronts because Trump’s policies hurt working families. For example, his administration ended the Obama administration’s expansion of federal overtime rules that would have made an additional 4 million workers eligible for overtime. We have the opportunity to make a change. But victory will not be given to us, it will be earned. For the March primary, the Chicago Federation of Labor endorsed candidates who understand the issues important to working families. The CFL’s endorsement process is exhaustive, and it starts with the completion of a questionnaire with over 40 questions on labor-centric issues. Then candidates are brought in for screenings with a committee comprised of various CFL-affiliated unions. After deliberations, our COPE body democratically decides on who the best candidate is for labor. We go through this process for our local candidates and take part in the Illinois AFL- CIO’s process for statewide candidates. Through the Illinois AFL-CIO’s process, the CFL supported the endorsements of JB Pritzker for Governor and Kwame Raoul for Attorney General. JB is committed to working hand-in-hand with labor to raise the minimum wage, fight worker misclassification and wage theft, support equal pay for men and women, strengthen project labor agreements, and fight back anything or anyone that tries to lower workers’ wages. Kwame supports moving the state to a progressive income tax structure and going after businesses who break prevailing wage, minimum wage and wage theft laws. Just as it is important to vote for JB and Kwame for Governor and Attorney General, respectively, it is important for all of us to vote down the ballet for offices like Cook County Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and Subcircuit judges. Each level of government impacts our day-to-day lives. On pages 10 and 11 of this magazine, you will find the CFL’s complete list of endorsed candidates. I encourage you to make copies for your family members and to bring this with you to your polling places. Today, I urge you to make a plan to go vote. Then talk to your family members about their plans to vote. You have until March 20 to make your voice heard. Early voting runs through March 19 and the deadline to vote by mail is March 15. If you want more information on either of these options, visit our website at chicagolabor.org/vote.

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94297 Issue 01_2018.indd 3 3/9/18 11:46 AM Read more on these topics at www.chicagolabor.org/news. Affiliate News

Local Construction Special mention went to Iron Worker ironworkers while recovering Plumbers Local 130 Joint from an injury that occurred off Projects Recognized Apprenticeship Committee International the jobsite. for Top-Quality Training Center. The new President Hailed for 48,000-square-foot state-of-the- Union Work His Work on Paid CTU Members Vote art building is equipped for the Maternity Leave for The Construction Industry future of plumbing. The three- to Merge with Service Corporation, CISCO, story building features: rainwater Members Union Charter announced its Project of the harvesting, which takes rainwater Iron Workers International Year award winners at the end of off the roof, stores it in both Educators General President Eric Dean, 2017 as part of its annual Pride a 10,000 gallon underground in Construction Award Program. who got his start as an apprentice In January, members of the tank and a 3,500 above-ground and journeyman with Iron voted to The program recognizes the tank and puts it back into the top-quality union construction Workers Local 63, was named merge with ChiACTS Local 4343, plumbing system to flush urinals; one of the Top 25 Newsmakers which represents union educators projects in six different categories. grey water harvesting used for for 2017 by Engineering who work for charter school “We are proud to recognize the irrigation system of the trees News-Record, for his role in operators in Chicago. these projects, the project and plants in the new plaza; six establishing a groundbreaking “Our members have spoken,” teams and organizations for this different wet-labs that feature paid maternity leave program. said CTU Vice President Jesse prestigious award,” said CISCO The program is the first of Sharkey, in a press release Executive Director Dan Allen. 94 faucets, residential and commercial plumbing fixtures its kind in the building trades posted to CTU’s website. “We’ve The top project in the New and provides qualified pregnant declared that we’re stronger and a water heater lab; a green Construction/Chicago (above ironworkers up to six months of together in one big union— $20 million) category went to roof; and solar panels to create paid leave and up to six weeks and we embrace our common the new McCormick Place Hotel hot water for the entire building. postpartum. struggle to support our workers, and Event Center in Chicago. To see all the winners, visit www. The tragic story of an our students, their parents and The 40-story Marriott Marquis cisco.org/projects-of-the-year/ ironworker woman who had our neighborhoods. Our two serves as a flagship hotel, and the miscarried due to physically unions share the same goals: an 300,000-square-foot Wintrust demanding work during end to school privatization and Arena is the new home to DePaul Gas Workers pregnancy inspired Eric Dean charter expansion, a living wage University’s men’s and women’s to work with the Ironworker and a fair contract for workers, basketball teams, and the City’s Ratification Vote Management Progressive Action and most importantly, classroom WNBA team, the Chicago Sky. Results Cooperative Trust, IMPACT, resources and supports that allow The arena boasts more than Contractor Co-Chair and CEO our students not just to survive 10,000 seats. Members of Gas Workers Union of Ben Hur Construction Bill but to thrive and grow into The top choice in the category Local 18007 overwhelmingly Brown to introduce a paid engaged, empowered, productive for New Construction – Chicago ratified a new five-year agreement maternity leave program. adults.” or Suburbs (below $20 million) with Peoples Gas in January. “When Eric Dean heard The charter lobby blasted was the new Peoples Gas Training The Gas Workers started their the ironworker woman’s story the merger proposal in the run- Center. The 50,000-square-foot contract campaign in August at the Women Build Nations up to the vote, echoing past conference, he took immediate facility is located in the Chicago 2017 with a rally at Teamster City, charges that a merger between action not only to keep the CTU Local 1 and ChiACTS Little Village neighborhood. One which CFL Secretary-Treasurer ironworker women safe during Local 4343, which represents of the extraordinary aspects of Bob Reiter attended. CFL pregnancy, but also to give them workers at more than 30 charter the project was the construction President Jorge Ramirez later time after birth to take care of schools in Chicago, would remarked, “There’s nothing more of a mock “Gas City”—a fully their babies,” says IW General erode the “independence” of a local union or its members functioning natural gas delivery Organizer Safety/Diversity Vicki charter schools, serve as a way system to 20 “homes” and can do for its families than fight O’Leary. for the CTU to “grab power,” “businesses.” There, employees for a fair collective bargaining The IW leadership hopes and “undermine the charter and their contractors will practice agreement.” the program will not only keep movement.” installing and servicing natural The Gas Workers Executive ironworker women safe but “Educators in district gas pipes and meters, conducting Board would like to thank also improve retention. It’s an and charter school share the safety inspections, locating everyone across the movement adjunct to the IMPACT Off-the- same challenges and the same pipelines and responding to mock who supported them during this Job Accident program, which commitment to our students and emergencies. process. provides financial support for the public good,” said ChiACTS

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94297 Issue 01_2018.indd 4 3/8/18 11:09 PM President Chris Baehrand, in a and communities need to thrive. press release posted to CTU’s Participants handed out iconic website. “Together we can more “Proud Union Home” signs to effectively fight for more fair, passerby to illustrate how working more equitable funding for families are sticking together. our students and their needs – The United States Supreme especially for our underserved Court began hearing oral Black and Brown students and arguments in the Janus v. their families – and against the AFSCME case. The case is an corporate privatizers and profit- attempt by politicians like Bruce taking business interests that Rauner, anti-worker CEOs and have bled the public coffers of corporations to divide working precious education dollars.” people, limit their power to come together on the job, and silence their voices. But working people Bus Drivers Ratify came together, stood up and spoke out against the anti-worker PHOTO: SEIUPHOTO: LOCAL CFL 1 First Contract effort. CELESTINE STRAIN, COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL WORKER AND LOCAL 73 MEMBER, Bus drivers and monitors in JOINED THE “RISE UP DAY OF ACTION” AT DALEY PLAZA ON MONDAY, FEB. 26 Chicago, Ill. voted unanimously TO SHOW WORKERS REFUSE TO BE DIVIDED. to ratify their first union contract AFSCME Council 31 with First Student as members Member Dies in the of Teamsters Local 777, The agreement covers approximately Line of Duty 115 workers and provides annual Pamela Knight, AFSCME Local improvements throughout the 448 member and dedicated DCFS life of the contract, which expires child protection investigator, June 30, 2021. passed away Feb. 8 due to injuries “Congratulations to everyone suffered in the line of duty. She who worked hard to increase was viciously attacked last fall their wages and benefits through while protecting the welfare of negotiations,” said Jim Glimco, a two-year-old child and was left President of Teamsters Local largely unresponsive for months. 777, in a written statement. “This Pam died surrounded by love is a group that knew what they from her family, friends and co- wanted, stayed united and got workers. what they wanted.” On April 28, Rockford United Labor will place Pam’s PHOTO: CISCO name on the Workers’ Memorial Service Employee “GAS CITY”—A FULLY FUNCTIONING NATURAL GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM TO 20 Wall during its annual Workers’ “HOMES” AND “BUSINESSES”—AT THE NEW PEOPLES GAS TRAINING CENTER. Unions Speak Out Memorial Day Ceremony. Against a System Rigged in Favor of the Wealthy Submit your stories On Feb. 26, SEIU Local 1 janitors joined SEIU Local 73 public Unions and their members are employees, SEIU Healthcare doing great work throughout health care workers, non-union our communities, and we want airport, higher education and to hear about it. hospital workers as well as community leaders at Daley Email your stories (200 words Plaza in downtown Chicago for or less) and high-resolution the “Rise Up Day of Action” photos (300 dpi or greater) to to show that workers refuse to [email protected].

be divided. The protest was one PHOTO: CISCO of 300 across the country as The CFL reserves the right working people continue the fight to edit stories for content and PLUMBERS LOCAL 130 JOINT APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE TRAINING CENTER for the good union jobs families RECEIVED AN HONORABLE MENTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY space allowance. SERVICE CORPORATION’S PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD.

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Uniting for Freedom and to End a Rigged System Thousands rally to continue the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation strike By Jake Lewis, Illinois Working Together

More than 5,000 working men and women from across Illinois rallied benefits, and so does my son. I deserve a seat at the table. And without and marched in Chicago on Saturday, Feb. 24 to fight for their freedom a strong union, people like could take that away from to form strong unions and to demand an end to the rigged economic me, and it would be hard to fight back alone,” said Liz Villareal, an IFT system perpetrated by Gov. Bruce Rauner and corporate special interests. member and academic advisor at Northeastern Illinois University in The Chicago rally was part of the nationwide Working People’s Day Chicago. “But I’m not alone. I have my union family, mi familia. An of Action, marking an unprecedented resurgence in grassroots efforts attack on one of us is an attack on all of us, and we won’t back down.” to realize the unfinished work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the The rally was endorsed by the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois, sanitation workers who went on strike in Memphis 50 years ago. James SEIU Healthcare, UFCW Local 881, the Illinois Nurses Association, Riley, a Memphis sanitation worker in 1968 who marched with Dr. King, Chicago Laborers’ District Council, Chicago Jobs with Justice, the was honored at the Chicago rally for his activism on behalf of working Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, Women Employed, ARISE people. Chicago, Citizen Action / Illinois, Our Revolution - Illinois, Indivisible “Today is about sending a message. We’ve sent a message to Illinois, and Fight for $15. Governor Rauner. We’ve sent a message to . We’ve sent “Because I have a strong union and a seat at the table when policies a message to the corporate insiders who are rigging our system,” said are made, I have a direct voice in serving my community. I use my voice Chicago Federation of Labor Secretary-Treasurer Bob Reiter. “When through my union to speak for kids and families that no one would teachers, nurses, first responders and other public service workers otherwise hear from,” said DCFS Child Protection Investigator and like the ones we heard from today are free to come together in strong AFSCME Council 31 member Stephen Mittons of Chicago. “Working unions, working people win.” people are going to keep coming together. We’re sticking together. We’re The Chicago Federation of Labor, Illinois AFL-CIO, Illinois Working using our voices and speaking up—for ourselves, for our families, and Together, AFSCME Council 31, Illinois Education Association and for our communities—and we will never quit!” Illinois Federation of Teachers organized the rally. Emergency room nurse Paul Pater of Chicago said, “My union rights “Our freedom is under attack. Governor Bruce Rauner and his are under attack. Now not only are billionaires attacking my right to a wealthy CEO friends have been leading an all-out assault on working fair workplace, but they are undermining patient care as well. I am here men and women for years,” said Illinois Working Together Co-Chair and to say today that we are not going to let them win. No matter what Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan. “Today we stand here to happens in the Supreme Court, nurses are standing with each other in say to Governor Rauner that we will not stand idly by. Whether you’re our Union.” in a union or not, working people are here to fight back. We are here to “Fifty years later, we carry on Dr. King’s legacy. We will never stop unrig the system.” fighting for our freedom to come together in strong unions. We will Speakers at the rally included working men and women from across never stop fighting for our families, our communities, and all working Illinois who are already suffering the consequences of Rauner’s failed people. And we will never stop fighting to unrig the system that sends so leadership, including educators, fire fighters, public service workers, much to so few at the very top,” Reiter added. laborers, and nurses. “We will never, ever give up.” “I work hard and I deserve a livable wage. I deserve health care

“Because I have a strong union and a seat at the table when policies are made, I have a direct voice in serving my community. I use my voice through my union to speak for kids and families that no one would otherwise hear from.”

STEPHEN MITTONS DCFS CHILD PROTECTION INVESTIGATOR AND AFSCME COUNCIL 31 MEMBER

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ABOVE LEFT: THOUSANDS MARCH AROUND THE THOMPSON CENTER IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO TO FIGHT FOR WORKERS’ FREEDOM TO FORM STRONG UNIONS AND BRING AN END TO A SYSTEM RIGGED AGAINST THEM. ABOVE RIGHT: ILLINOIS AFL-CIO PRESIDENT MICHAEL CARRIGAN (LEFT) AND CFL SECRETARY-TREASURER BOB REITER (RIGHT) PRESENT A PLAQUE TO JAMES RILEY, A MEMPHIS SANITATION WORKER IN 1968 WHO MARCHED WITH DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BELOW: THOUSANDS FLOOD CHICAGO’S DALEY PLAZA FOR THE WORKING PEOPLE’S DAY OF ACTION.

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Tens of Thousands of Women Take to the Streets for Second Straight Year

The election of President Trump in 2016 and On Saturday, the fear that accompanied it brought a new January 20, 2018, vitalization within the progressive movement. the Women’s March Solidarity among the LGBTQ community took to the streets for (who had recently made strides with the March to the Polls, to Obama administration), the immigrant celebrate their efforts community and women grew in part because over the past year and they each felt marginalized by the Trump to focus on the 2018 administration. elections. In Chicago, At the start of 2017, women banded a diverse crowd

together to voice their concerns around of approximately PHOTO: CFL Trump’s ideologies and in support of one 300,000 women, men another. The Women’s March on Washington and children, came TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WOMEN MARCH THROUGH THE STREETS OF CHICAGO FOR THE MARCH TO THE POLLS RALLY. in Washington D.C. was the first protest together in support scheduled to take place the day after Trump’s of one another and to show President Trump Lisa Madigan, City Clerk Anna Valencia, inauguration. As news of this march spread, and the GOP that all people are created equal. Cook County President , women planned marches of their own in cities The emcee for the event was actor, writer CFL Board member and President of SEIU across the country, including here in Chicago, and producer Fawzia Mirza. Cast members Healthcare Greg Kelley, Cook County State’s and around the world. Women from all over from “Hamilton,” who are also members Attorney Kim Foxx, and CFL Delegate, CFL came together for rally after rally to advocate of Actors Equity Association, made an 2016 Woman of the Year and Women’s March for women’s and reproductive rights, and appearance as well as SAG-AFTRA member Chicago Board member Jaquie Algee (SEIU immigration and healthcare reform, among Monica Raymund from the TV Show Healthcare) also addressed the crowd. others. “Chicago Fire.” Illinois Attorney General

Leader of NABET-CWA Local 41 Joins CFL CFL SNAPSHOTS Executive Board The Chicago Federation of Labor is proud to welcome Don V. Villar, President of NABET-CWA Local 41, to the CFL Executive Board. Villar is an award-winning veteran broadcast news journalist, union leader, community activist, and attorney. Villar spent 25 years working for WLS-TV (ABC) Chicago, where he won an Emmy Award for breaking news coverage. In 2010, Villar was elected Vice President of NABET-CWA Local 41—a union representing nearly 1,000 broadcast news and TV production workers in Chicago—and was later elected President in 2015. In this role Villar negotiates collective bargaining agreements, handles grievance and arbitration, and responds to workplace issues affecting union members. NABET-CWA Local 41’s membership has also grown under Villar’s leadership, with his successful effort to organize employees at CAN TV. In addition, Villar is President of the CWA Illinois Unified Council, is on the Campaign Cabinet of United Way of Metropolitan Chicago and is active with

PHOTO: CFL the Chicago Federation of Labor, Illinois AFL-CIO and Chicago Jobs With Justice. IN JANUARY, THE CFL HELD ITS COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION, COPE, “Don has always been an active partner with the Chicago SESSION TO SELECT CANDIDATES TO ENDORSE WHO BEST REPRESENT THE Federation of Labor as one of our delegates,” said CFL President IDEALS OF THE LABOR MOVEMENT. THE COMPLETE LIST OF CFL-ENDORSED CANDIDATES IS ON PAGES 10 AND 11. FOR INFORMATION ON VOTER Jorge Ramirez. “Whenever there is an event or a rally, Villar is always REGISTRATION, EARLY VOTING, VOTE BY MAIL AND POLL LOCATIONS, VISIT there, on the front lines, fighting not only for his members, but for the CHICAGOLABOR.ORG/VOTE. rights of all working people. I believe he will be a great addition to our board and will continue to advocate for the entire movement.”

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94297 Issue 01_2018.indd 8 3/8/18 11:10 PM IBEW Local 134 Makes its New Home in Bronzeville

What once was a former CPS elementary work with both school in the 2700 block of Martin Luther residents and IBEW King Drive, now stands as the new union hall to determine the needs for International Brotherhood of Electrical of the community. Workers Local 134. Conveniently close to What they found was several major expressways, it became the ideal the community needed location sought by IBEW Local 134 Business a free place to play Manager Don Finn. sports. Accordingly, Local 134’s original union hall, located Local 134 set out to at 600 W. Washington Blvd, was their home refurbish the original since 1954. However, in recent years, the gymnasium of the structure became outdated and provided no Drake Elementary parking for members. Instead of rehabbing School to what is now the old hall, Finn decided to move Local 134 the Terrence P. Allen from its old location in Chicago’s West Loop Community Center, to its new location in Bronzeville. named after Local 134’s PHOTO: CFL In February 2016, the Chicago Board of late Business Manager. IBEW LOCAL 134 REHABS A FORMER CPS SCHOOL, DRAKE ELEMENTARY, TO Education approved selling Drake Elementary In this new space, BECOME THEIR NEW UNION HALL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. School to Local 134, and so began the task of residents can enjoy a creating a new union hall and administrative beautiful new environment to play basketball, International President Lonnie Stephenson, building. soccer or any other indoor sport for free. and local politicians. On Saturday, May 26, The administrative offices opened in Many after school programs and local soccer Local 134 will hold a festival, complete with November 2017, and the full rehab of the teams have already signed up for gym time. music and food, to celebrate with members structure is expected to be completed by With the new location and building, the and their families. They will also dedicate their March 2018. With a new 17,000-square- community center is not the only benefit new union hall, named Memorial Hall, to foot union hall, multi-purpose room and that IBEW is bringing to the neighborhood. every electrician who has ever died on the job. community center, the new building will IBEW Local 134 is working with its next-door Their names will be permanently etched into be a welcome addition for the members of neighbor, Dunbar Vocational Career Academy the glass outside the union hall. Local 134. High School, to provide two full-time “I feel blessed to be a part of this new As Local 134 looked to make Bronzeville instructors to teach electrician classes. Upon endeavor for our members. Great men have their new home, they wanted to give back to completion of the program with Dunbar, left me and our members in a wonderful the community. IBEW guarantees its graduates a position in place, and I hope to do the same for future “I believe in reaching out to the entire their pre-apprentice program. generations with this new building,” said Finn. community and providing a place that is all The grand opening for the new building After several years of planning and inclusive. I wanted to make sure that all of the is scheduled for Memorial Day weekend. construction, IBEW now has a new home and residents felt welcome,” said Finn. Festivities will include a ribbon cutting a welcome place in the community. To help with the transition, Local 134 ceremony on Friday, May 25 with local reached out to Alderman Sophia King to reporters, union leaders, including IBEW

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THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF IBEW LOCAL 134’S NEW UNION HALL. TERRENCE P. ALLEN COMMUNITY CENTER, NAMED AFTER LOCAL 134’S LATE BUSINESS MANAGER.

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94297 Issue 01_2018.indd 9 3/9/18 11:46 AM 2018 Primary Election Slate Card

The Chicago Federation of Labor is proud to endorse candidates in the 2018 primary election on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. All of the candidates endorsed by the CFL understand the issues facing working families and have a proven record of standing up for the middle class.

Governor/Lt. Governor Secretary of State J.B. Pritzker/ Democrat Democrat Attorney General Comptroller Treasurer Kwame Raoul Democrat Democrat Michael Frerichs Democrat

U.S. House of Representatives Bobby Rush 1st District Democrat Danny Davis 7th District Democrat Robin Kelly 2nd District Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi 8th District Democrat Dan Lipinski 3rd District Democrat 9th District Democrat Jesus “Chuy” Garcia 4th District Democrat Brad Schneider 10th District Democrat Mike Quigley 5th District Democrat Bill Foster 11th District Democrat

Illinois Senate 2nd District Democrat Donne E. Trotter 17th District Democrat 3rd District Democrat Bill Cunningham 18th District Democrat 5th District Democrat 20th District Democrat John J. Cullerton 6th District Democrat 23rd District Democrat Ram Villivalam 8th District Democrat Suzanne “Suzy” Glowiak 24th District Democrat 9th District Democrat Joe Sonnefeldt 27th District Democrat Martin Sandoval 11th District Democrat 29th District Democrat Steve Landek 12th District Democrat 30th District Democrat Emil Jones III 14th District Democrat 39th District Democrat

Illinois House of Representatives Dan Burke 1st District Democrat 2nd District Democrat Thaddeus Jones 29th District Democrat Luis Arroyo 3rd District Democrat 30th District Democrat 4th District Democrat Mary Flowers 31st District Democrat 5th District Democrat Andre Thapedi 32nd District Democrat 6th District Democrat Marcus Evans Jr. 33rd District Democrat Emanuel “Chris” Welch 7th District Democrat Jr. 34th District Democrat 8th District Democrat Fran Hurley 35th District Democrat Arthur Turner Jr. 9th District Democrat Kelly Burke 36th District Democrat Melissa Conyears-Ervin 10th District Democrat Matthew Hunt 37th District Democrat Ann Williams 11th District Democrat David Bonner 38th District Democrat 12th District Democrat 39th District Democrat Gregory Harris 13th District Democrat Jaime Andrade Jr. 40th District Democrat 14th District Democrat 43rd District Democrat John D’Amico 15th District Democrat 44th District Democrat 16th District Democrat Cynthia Borbas 45th District Democrat Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz 17th District Democrat Anne Sommerkamp 47th District Democrat 18th District Democrat 49th District Democrat Rob Martwick 19th District Democrat Mark Walker 53rd District Democrat Merry Marwig 20th District Democrat Martin Moylan 55th District Democrat Silvana Tabares 21st District Democrat 56th District Democrat Michael J. Madigan 22nd District Democrat Jonathan Carroll 57th District Democrat Michael Zalewski 23rd District Democrat Bob Morgan 58th District Democrat Lisa Hernandez 24th District Democrat 59th District Democrat 26th District Democrat 77th District Democrat 27th District Democrat 78th District Democrat 28th District Democrat Anthony DeLuca 80th District Democrat

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94297 Issue 01_2018.indd 10 3/6/18 10:49 AM Cook County Board President Countywide Democrat Toni Preckwinkle Countywide Democrat Cook County Clerk Cook County Sheriff Karen A. Yarbrough Countywide Democrat Thomas J. Dart Countywide Democrat Cook County Board of Review 2nd District Democrat Larry Rogers, Jr. 3rd District Democrat

Cook County Board of Commissioners Brandon Johnson 1st District Democrat Dennis Deer 2nd District Democrat Peter Silvestri 9th District Republican Bill Lowry 3rd District Democrat Bridget Gainer 10th District Democrat Stanley Moore 4th District Democrat John P. Daley 11th District Democrat Deborah Sims 5th District Democrat Bridget Degnen 12th District Democrat Louis Presta 6th District Democrat Larry Suffredin 13th District Democrat Angeles Sandoval 7th District Democrat Kevin Morrison 15th District Democrat Luis Arroyo Jr. 8th District Democrat Jeffrey R. Tobolski 16th District Democrat

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Six-Year Term Two-Year Term Debra Shore Countywide Democrat Kimberly Neely Dubuclet Countywide Democrat Martin J. Durkan Countywide Democrat Kari K. Steele Countywide Democrat

Circuit Court Oran F. Whiting Countywide Brewer Vacancy Preston Jones Jr. Countywide Flanagan Vacancy Jonathan Clark Green Countywide Clay Vacancy Cecilia Anne Horan Countywide Hartigan Vacancy Tom Sam Sianis Countywide Dooling Vacancy Clare Joyce Quish Countywide Jordan Vacancy Thomas F. McGuire Countywide Dunford Vacancy Peter Michael Gonzales Countywide McGinnis Vacancy Rosa Maria Silva Countywide Egan Vacancy Jack Hagerty Countywide Rooney Vacancy

Subcircuit Court Litricia Payne 1st Subcircuit Hambright, Jr. Vacancy Kent Delgado 6th Subcircuit Chevere Vacancy Fredrick H. Bates 2nd Subcircuit Lampkin Vacancy Charles “Charlie” Beach 6th Subcircuit Cooke Vacancy Adrienne Elaine Davis 2nd Subcircuit Laws Vacancy Linda Perez 6th Subcircuit Lopez Cepero Vacancy Toya T. Harvey 2nd Subcircuit Rhodes Vacancy Robin Shoffner 8th Subcircuit Fabri Vacancy Travis Richardson 2nd Subcircuit Turner, Jr. Vacancy Michael A. Forti 8th Subcircuit Liu Vacancy Debra A. Seaton 2nd Subcircuit Willis Vacancy Jeanne Marie Wrenn 8th Subcircuit Pethers Vacancy Kevin Patrick Cunningham 3rd Subcircuit Delehanty Vacancy Stephanie Saltouros 10th Subcircuit O’Neill Burke Vacancy Caroline Jamieson Golden 4th Subcircuit Davy Vacancy Colleen Reardon Daly 10th Subcircuit Suriano Vacancy Elizabeth Ciaccia-Lezza 4th Subcircuit Riley Vacancy Joanne F. Rosado 11th Subcircuit Kennedy Vacancy H Yvonne Coleman 5th Subcircuit Banks Vacancy Marina E. Ammendola 14th Subcircuit Garcia Vacancy Marian Emily Perkins 5th Subcircuit Jones Vacancy Michael Barrett 15th Subcircuit Scully, Jr. Vacancy Robert Harris 5th Subcircuit Washington, II Vacancy Anthony C. Swanagan 15th Subcircuit Zelezinski Vacancy 2018 PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2018 Early Voting Vote By Mail/Absentee Ballot Grace Period Registration Runs through March 19. All requests must be received by Voter must immediately vote when Time and locations vary. March 15 at 5 p.m. using Grace Period registration. For more information, visit chicagolabor.org/vote

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