Clear-Ridge Reporter & NewsHound “St Daniel Jimmy Vazquez wins Legion essay contest”
Read here.
Read here.
Greater Southwest News Herald “Garfield Ridge Kicks off holiday season”
Read article here.
Alderman Silvana Tabares speaks at committee on economic, capital technology Development on December 9 to talk about future projects for 2026
Watch here.
Watch here.
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Team 23 and the Cook County Assessor's Office assisted homeowners with filing for their property tax saving exemptions at our West Lawn Ward Office last week. Please call our office (773) 582-4444, if you have any questions or concerns with your property tax bill. Read the full story here
Garfield Ridge is the site of the 64th shooting in an area previously covered by ShotSpotter. As I’ve said before, every moment a victim lays bleeding in the street where ShotSpotter is deactivated falls on Brandon Johnson.
Click here to read the full story in CWB Chicago.
Click here to read the full story in CWB Chicago.
Sweeping ban on hemp passes.
Read Chicago Tribune here
Read Chicago Tribune here
"Government leaders must fix the systems meant to protect women and their children"
To read the Chicago tribune read here
To read the Chicago tribune read here
Though we’ve seen crime decreases in Chicago, domestic violence homicides are up 27%—47 lives lost in 2025 alone. I’m proud to sponsor the Chicago-Cook County Task Force to identify systemic failures & propose real solutions. Huge thanks to colleagues—Ald. Fuentes, Lopez, Chico & others—who shared raw family stories of survival to help drive this forward. We cleared committee on Monday, November 10; and final vote is Friday, November 14. When progress elsewhere shows what’s possible, this crisis demands we fix what’s broken. I want to especially thank Katie Dunne with Rebel Health and Carmen Navarro Gercone for their support as well as all the survivors that shared their personal stories during public comment.
Watch the Committee on Public Safety here.
Watch Alderman Tabares' testimony here.
Watch the Committee on Public Safety here.
Watch Alderman Tabares' testimony here.
Read coverage from Chicago Sun-Times here.
"Residents brave weather to shred documents”
Read the Clear-Ridge Reporter and Newshound here
Read the Clear-Ridge Reporter and Newshound here
Southwest Side alderman rip mayor’s 2026 budget for ignoring local needs. Read the Southwest Herald here.
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Domestic violence advocates concerned about possible cuts in Chicago, Cook County budgets
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Southwest Side aldermen, call for federal immigration solutions. Read the Greater Southwest here.
Opinion by Bob Bong: Chicago losing millions by banning video gaming. Read the Southwest Regional here.
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Reports of Suspected Prostitution Problem in two Neighborhoods. Watch Univision here and Fox 32 here.
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Sent a letter to CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling requesting improved security for City Council members amidst recent political shifts.
Read the letter sent to Supt. Snelling here and read WLS 890 AM here.
Read the letter sent to Supt. Snelling here and read WLS 890 AM here.
Chicago’s Mayor has shown us again his bias against the Jewish people. We have seen it time and time again and we saw how the Mayor stacked the deck to silence Jewish voices at the September 8th hearing where we discussed the rise of anti-jewish hate crimes and incidents in Chicago.
watch coverage of the hearing on ABC 7 here |
Read the joint statement on Chicago Commission on Human Relations Antisemitism hearing here
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Garfield Ridge National Night Out Continues Tradition Read SRP Local News here.
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Residents need assistance after recent flooding damaged their homes.
Watch news segment on Univision here. |
Southwest Side Neighbors Hit Hard By Storms Need FEMA Relief, Local Leaders Say
Read story in Block Club Chicago here. |
Attended a Cook County Board public hearing to show support for Commissioner Donna Miller’s resolution on the challenges facing survivors of domestic violence.
Watch CBS News here. |
Residents are increasingly burdened by higher taxes and fees. The Mayor's proposal to increase property taxes will not alleviate this situation.
Watch ABC 7 here. |
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The first Alders vs CPD Knights Charity Softball Game was a success. Thank you to all the Aldermen, CPD Knights Baseball Club, Elected Officials, the Jesse White Tumblers, Light the Line, the FOP, Sponsors, Families and Friends who came out to play and support this great event. *Photos provided by Tom Ahern with CPD News Affairs and Communications.
Mayor Brandon Johnson claims to be progressive but he is always looking for ways to raise taxes on working families for their financial mismanagement. Joined residents and the Urban Center as they launch their campaign opposing Mayor’s Johnson’s proposed grocery tax.
Watch Telemundo here.
Watch Telemundo here.
City pays $35 million in police misconduct lawsuits.
Watch Telemundo here. |
Mayor Johnson vetoed Curfew Ordinance.
Watch Telemundo here. |
Tabares Leading the Way to a Cleaner, Safer Central Park Avenue A Fine-Art Mural at the 63rd Street Viaduct? Believe It! Read Southwest Chicago Post article here.
Testified before the Committee on Housing and Real Estate in support of a new Paisans Pizzeria to be developed at the intersection of Archer Avenue and Cicero in the Archer Heights neighborhood. Watch Alderman Tabares’ Testimony here.
Garfield Ridge gathers for Patriot’s Day Parade. Click here to read the SRP Local News.
Why Was Chicago Excluded to Host the World Cup?
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Could Alderpeople Soon Have The Power To Ban Short-Term Rentals? City Council To Decide Next Week.
A proposed ordinance would allow alderpeople to ban Airbnb and other rentals. Read article in Block Club Chicago here. |
Mayor Johnson’s grocery tax is unfair to working families and small businesses.
Watch Telemundo here.
Watch Telemundo here.
We will not tolerate antisemitism being normalized in Chicago. Because those that push this hate against our Jewish neighbors are also those who attack our law enforcement, attempt to dismantle capitalism, and undermine the very pillars of society that have given us so much and have made both the U.S. and Israel two of the most successful nations in the world. Proud to join colleagues and leaders who have moral clarity and courage to stand up and say enough is enough.
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Alderman Tabares was interviewed regarding the Armory for a New Police Station
Read Southwest Regional Publishing here.
Read Southwest Regional Publishing here.
The month of May is Jewish American Heritage Month.
My colleagues and I expressed our support with an honorary resolution
during the City Council meeting on May 20.
Watch Alderman Tabares’ speech here.
My colleagues and I expressed our support with an honorary resolution
during the City Council meeting on May 20.
Watch Alderman Tabares’ speech here.
Alderman Tabares says that we are going to keep seeing suicides until there is a big change in the political culture of Chicago. We need to have a common-sense approach to police accountability. We need to make the job more attractive to hire more officers. And we need to stop empowering the radical activists who think the very idea of policing is racist.
Read the full story in The Free Press here.
Read the full story in The Free Press here.
Chicago City Council held a public safety committee meeting on April 30 to debate the new teen curfew proposal to prevent teen takeovers.
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Alderman Tabares debated 25th Ward Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez on the City’s Proposal for CPD to declare a Curfew.
Watch Univision Al Punto here. |
Power to impose “snap’ teen curfew for top cop, hits council hurdle.
Read story in the Tribune here. |
Youth curfew vote stalled in Chicago City Council’s public safety committee.
Read story in The Tribe here. |
Met with Chicago School Board President Sean Harden and School Board Member Angel Gutierrez to discuss the overcrowding crisis at Hubbard High School. We did a walk through of the campus with Principal Altamirano and our local State legislators and proposed building an annex at the vacant lot on 63rd Street and Lawndale Ave.
CPS Officials Weigh Hubbard High School Expansion in West Lawn, But More Funds Needed -
Read Block Club Chicago here.
CPS Officials Weigh Hubbard High School Expansion in West Lawn, But More Funds Needed -
Read Block Club Chicago here.
My heart is broken for this young officer. It breaks for her family and her fellow officers. A Go Fund Me page has been organized by the family.
Click here to visit the page.
Watch Telemundo 4:00 p.m. here.
Watch Telemundo 5:00 p.m. here.
Watch NBC 5 4:30 p.m. here.
Click here to visit the page.
Watch Telemundo 4:00 p.m. here.
Watch Telemundo 5:00 p.m. here.
Watch NBC 5 4:30 p.m. here.
Mayor Brandon Johnson sounds alarm on Chicago city budget, but critics say he's late to the game.
Watch CBS News segment here.
Watch CBS News segment here.
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Read the FOP Lodge 7 article about Andrea Kersten resigning as COPA chief administrator.
Click here to view Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3
Click here to view Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3
To recognize Women’s History Month, I invited CPD Officer Fernanda Ballesteros to receive recognition for her strength in overcoming her injury after being shot in the line of duty, and for her new mission helping other officers wounded in the line of duty with Light the Line organization. She is an inspiration and a True Chicago Hero.
Watch Alderman’s speech honoring Ofc. Ballesteros here.
Watch Alderman’s speech honoring Ofc. Ballesteros here.
Tabares: Focus, move forward, keep making a difference.
Read the Greater Southwest News-Herald here.
Read the Greater Southwest News-Herald here.
Congratulations to Carlos Yanez Jr. for winning the trophy at the First Responders Recipe Challenge. Proceeds benefited the EMWQ Widows and Children’s Fund.
Watch NBC 5 here.
Watch NBC 5 here.
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Team Hubbard spoke at the Chicago Board of Education meeting to urge CPS’s approval of purchasing land at 63rd and Lawndale to build a one-of-a-kind vocational center for Hubbard H.S. students. Myself, Principal Altamirano, along with teachers, staff, parents, students and the Greater Southwest stood together to talk about the overcrowding crisis and the work we’ve done to secure support and funding for this vital resource.
Watch Ald Tabares give public comment here.
Watch Univision here.
Watch Ald Tabares give public comment here.
Watch Univision here.
With the current issues we are facing with violent crime in Chicago, I continue to support amending the welcoming city ordinance and propose that those who break the law, must be the priority for immigration officials.
Watch Telemundo here. |
This vote on the bond should have been a commonsense NO. We need to make decisions in our city about what kind of city we want 5, 10, 20 years from now. This bond is a ticking time bomb for taxpayers and I will not support something that will make our city unlivable for my son and other families down the road.
Watch Telemundo news here. Read FOX 32 news here. |
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Joined Ald. Hopkins, other fellow aldermen and doctors at a press conference addressing opposition to taxation of intoxicating and synthetic hemp products. These stores are prohibited from selling these products in the Midway region.
City Council debates Hemp Regulations
Watch NBC 5 4:30pm here, 6pm here.
Hemp fight moves to City Hall as aldermen debate regulation tax
Read Chicago Tribune here.
Businesses brace after hemp sales banned in the 13th and 23rd ward
Read Southwest News-Herald here.
Is Chicago a Hemp City? Alderman Pitches Case to Tax and Test THC Loophole as Opponents Skip Hearings.
Read Block Club Chicago here.
City Council debates Hemp Regulations
Watch NBC 5 4:30pm here, 6pm here.
Hemp fight moves to City Hall as aldermen debate regulation tax
Read Chicago Tribune here.
Businesses brace after hemp sales banned in the 13th and 23rd ward
Read Southwest News-Herald here.
Is Chicago a Hemp City? Alderman Pitches Case to Tax and Test THC Loophole as Opponents Skip Hearings.
Read Block Club Chicago here.
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We are a week away from a new administration in the White House, which has promised to make Chicago the epicenter of mass deportations. In private discussions with members of my community and my colleagues, there is much agreement that changes need to be made to ensure that violent criminals are prioritized over our hardworking families. As we begin these negotiations, it is time for leadership.
My hope was that this ordinance would begin these critical discussions.
My hope was that this ordinance would begin these critical discussions.
I’m proud to join Ald. Quinn to ban stores that sell dangerous drugs targeting kids. These stores open near schools and libraries and package their products as candies and cookies. Despite the mayor’s success at killing regulation on the state level, in Chicago’s Midway region, we’re taking action and protecting children by banning these shops.
Click here to watch Ald. Tabares speech.
Click here to read ordinance to prohibit smoke shops in the Midway region.
Click here to read 25 letters of support from schools & community organizations.
Click here to watch Ald. Tabares speech.
Click here to read ordinance to prohibit smoke shops in the Midway region.
Click here to read 25 letters of support from schools & community organizations.
City Council Passes Ordinance Banning Hemp Products, Smoke Shops in Midway Area.
Watch WGN 9 news here. and watch Ald. Tabares speech on the Council floor here.
Watch WGN 9 news here. and watch Ald. Tabares speech on the Council floor here.
Read here how a Key City Panel Advances Measure to Ban Sale of Intoxicating Hemp in 2 Southwest Side Wards.
Chicago should not be a Welcoming City to drug dealers, human traffickers and child molesters. Ald. Lopez and I support amending the Welcoming City ordinance to allow Chicago police to work with federal agents when undocumented immigrants are convicted of crimes related to gangs, drugs, prostitution and sexual crimes involving minors.
Click here to read the language amending the Welcoming City ordinance.
Click here to read the letter requesting the ordinance to be voted on.
Click here to read the language amending the Welcoming City ordinance.
Click here to read the letter requesting the ordinance to be voted on.
One Alderwoman’s Crusade To Ban Legal Weed Dispensaries In Her Southwest Side Ward
Ald. Silvana Tabares has already passed “Restricted Cannabis Zone” ordinances in seven precincts in her Southwest Side ward — and she’s going back for more.
Read article in Block Club Chicago here.
Ald. Silvana Tabares has already passed “Restricted Cannabis Zone” ordinances in seven precincts in her Southwest Side ward — and she’s going back for more.
Read article in Block Club Chicago here.