Two North Side wards, two retirements — and 16 choices for voters
When Osterman, 55, announced his retirement last year, affordable housing developer and lifelong Edgewater resident Joe Dunne said many neighbors urged him to run for the seat.
North Side residents of two lakefront wards will choose new City Council members to represent them for the first time in 12 years — and they’ve got a combined 16 candidates to choose from.
The scramble was sparked by the decisions of Ald. James Cappleman (46th) and Ald. Harry Osterman (48th) not to seek re-election, part of an exodus that will result in leadership turnover in nearly a third of the city’s 50 wards.
Ten people are elbowing for position in the 48th Ward, while six are eyeing the 46th in the election now just over two weeks away. A candidate needs a majority to win, or else the top two vote-getters head to an April 4 run-off.....
Kade Heather