CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- When Chicagoans go to the polls in February, they’ll have more to vote for than who should be mayor and alderman.
Chicagoans will be voting for people who will be sitting on their police district councils. There are 22 police districts in the city. Each district council will have three people who will be the community’s voice and will work with police on community concerns.
When voting is done, 66 people will be chosen. At the close of the nomination process this week, 122 people had indicated they wanted to be on their district councils.
"I know that there is a lot of enthusiasm for this, So I am delighted by the number of candidates," Adam Gross, executive director of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Most districts have five or more candidates, but three districts where crime is up-the 1st, the 6th and the 14th Districts have only two candidates each. In the 9th District, there are nine candidates for three seats.
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