Ask Geoffrey: Why is Chicago Divided into 50 Wards?
Clip: 2/27/2019 | 6m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Just how did Chicago wind up with 50 wards and 50 aldermen? Geoffrey Baer does the math.
Just how did Chicago wind up with 50 wards and 50 aldermen? Geoffrey Baer does the math in this edition of Ask Geoffrey.
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Ask Geoffrey: Why is Chicago Divided into 50 Wards?
Clip: 2/27/2019 | 6m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Just how did Chicago wind up with 50 wards and 50 aldermen? Geoffrey Baer does the math in this edition of Ask Geoffrey.
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