My community service program volunteer and assigned court convicts tend to Logan Square; painting, weeding, cleaning garbage and graffiti.
Working with Clean and Green volunteers at Bucktown's Erhler Park.
Clean and Green work in South Lakeview neighborhood with the members of SLVN.
Talking to Carol Marin about city services.
Adding a new bench to our new green space next to the WPB Library with the boys and BCO.
Listening to constituents (with Aldermen Fioretti and Sawyer) from across the City of Chicago at our Progressive Caucus budget hearings.
Asking CPS Administrators questions about education issues at the City Council Education Committee.
Helping out at the Runaway Safeline Thanksgiving dinner for youth - Pastor Abrahamson, Dir. Maureen Blaha and Ald. Tunney.
Honoring Chicago Police at the 2015 Gold Star Families Memorial.
Proud to stand with AK at his citizenship ceremony
Reading to children at the Lincoln Belmont Library
Bike enforcement with CPD and Bike Ambassadors at the Damen/Milwaukee/North Ave intersection.
With members of the Progressive Caucus, Alderman Sawyer and Alderman Munoz.
Neighborhood watch group patrolling North Avenue in the early morning
Neighborhood Street Cleaning
Digging out fire hydrants after the blizzard of 2011
32nd Ward Clean-Up Meet-Up Crew
Leon Despres Award from the IVI-IPO
At the Polish Museum of America with my fellow Aldermen
Annual Seniors Thanksgiving Dinner
Supporting the LGBT community in the Pride Parade
Receiving the award for Defender of Public Education from the CTU
Mark Brown, Chicago SunTimes
Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) seemed awfully relaxed Tuesday for a guy targeted for defeat by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s money machine in next week’s election.
The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board endorses Scott Waguespack for re-election in the 32nd Ward. (Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune)
32nd Ward: If we were going to pick a model for thoughtful independence on the City Council, it would be Ald. Scott Waguespack. He voted against the original parking meter deal, now recognized as a financial disaster for the city. He has consistently pressed for responsible spending, and pension and ethics reform. He has challenged Mayor Rahm Emanuel without being a showboat about it. The political action committee linked to the mayor is spending money to defeat Waguespack, which shows an intolerance for dissent. Why not pour the cash into replacing City Council do-nothings? Waguespack is enthusiastically endorsed over Elise Doody-Jones, a small-business owner who is sincerely engaged in her community.
Fran Speilman, Chicago Sun-Times
Ald. Scott Waguespack during a City Council meeting at City Hall in 2013. File Photo.| Brian Jackson ~ Sun-Times
The $2 million super PAC created to re-elect Mayor Rahm Emanuel and strengthen his City Council majority is taking aim at another member of the Progressive Caucus and a second shot at one of Emanuel’s strongest critics.
Had Dardick, Chicago Tribune
Ald. Scott Waguespack | Sun-Times files
32nd Ward–…voters would be wise to re-elect incumbent Scott Waguespack, one of the city’s most independent and thoughtful aldermen. Waguespack, a member of the Progressive Caucus, might deviate from the majority view more often than necessary, but he is one of the key forces driving the Council in the right direction by making sure his colleagues understand all the options for solving financial problems. He also played a key role in keeping open schools that are now high-performing. He has run an accessible ward office and built up strong ties with community organizations. Continue reading →
Fred Klonsky’s SmallTalk Blog
LAUGHABLE…Rahm’s puppy dog in the 32nd Ward race is someone named Elise Doody-Jones. She’s running against our progressive Alderman Scott Waguespack, Scott was one of only 4 aldermen with enough ganas to vote no on the mayor’s rotten budget.
Doody-Jones, who doesn’t even live in the ward, is the beneficiary of a big chunk of that $2M pot of gold from the mayor’s Super PAC. “Chicago Forward” is run by his former CPS Liar-in-Chief Becky Carrol — not the brightest bulb on the tree.
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Mark Wachtler, Illinois Herald
When polls showed Miriam Santos could defeat Mayor Daley, the Chicago Democratic Machine had her put in prison. When more recent observations showed that 32nd Ward Alderman Scott Waguespack was the most popular City Councilman and could beat Mayor Emanuel, the Mayor’s Super PAC was called into action to remove one of the only examples of honesty and credibility in Chicago’s nationally embarrassing City Council. Now, progressives, independents and corruption-busters alike are rallying to Waguespack’s side. Continue reading →
Read ArticleFran Spielman, Chicago SunTime – Early and Often
Members of the City Council’s Progressive Caucus have denounced the $2.2 million super PAC created to re-elect Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his City Council allies as a bullying attempt to stifle dissent by “taking out” its eight members.
On Tuesday (01/06), “Chicago Forward” proved them right by making two Caucus members its first targets: Aldermen Toni Foulkes (15th) and Scott Waguespack (32nd).
Read ArticleThe 2015 budget vote was 46-4, and although some changes were made to this upcoming budget it has several serious problems that I do not believe serve our constituents of the 32nd Ward, or the entire city. At times, Chicago seems to be stuck in a time warp. We offered solutions to the financial, public safety and other issues that face us, but were outvoted. This election year budget did focus a little more on the potholes and tree trims, but leaves our kids and future generations holding a “scoop and toss” time bomb that overshadows the tree and pothole budgets.
Katie O’Brien is a WBEZ Reporter
Fran Speilman, Chicago Sun-Times
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s $7.3 billion budget — and the $62.4 million in tax increases needed to pay for it — sailed through the City Council Wednesday, setting the stage for a post-election property tax increase.
Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune
As the Chicago City Council prepares to approve his latest budget Wednesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel repeatedly has reminded voters that he didn’t raise city property taxes during his first four years in office.