The Chicago City Council Will Not Hold a Special Council Meeting about Redistricting on Monday, November 29, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 29, 2021

CHICAGO - The Chicago City Council will not hold a Special Council meeting about redistricting on Monday, November 29. Latino Caucus members and other sponsors of the Chicago Coalition Map worked through the weekend to identify areas of conflict between their map and proposed wards that have not been made public by the Rules Committee.

 With the December 1st deadline looming, a referendum remains a real possibility. Sponsors of the Chicago Coalition Map continue to encourage the City Council to pass a legally defensible map. A map that disenfranchises minorities will require a referendum and will invite litigation that could cost taxpayers millions.  Alderpersons who previously called for Monday’s special meeting have asked the City Council to cancel it to allow members to continue to negotiate.