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Radio Extra: Breaking Down the Crowded NW-Side Aldermanic Races

December 5, 2014 11:04am | Updated December 5, 2014 11:04am
Joe Lamanto, top, Mary O'Connor, l., and Anthony Napolitano are running for 41st Ward alderman.
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NORTHWEST SIDE — A firefighter running to represent the 41st Ward on the City Council will have to overcome a challenge to his nominating petitions filed by a businessman with ties to the Edison Park Chamber of Commerce to remain on the ballot.

A union official challenged the nominating petitions filed by four of the nine candidates to replace Ald. Tim Cullerton, whose family has represented Portage Park and Dunning since 1973.

On these DNAinfo Radio Extras, Heather Cherone breaks down both races:

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