Ald. Matt O’Shea looks for fourth term but faces retired cop Mike Cummings on the right and computer consultant Tim Noonan on the left.
Ald. Matt O'Shea, 19th, attends an event Sept. 9, 2021, to commemorate the conclusion of the O'Hare Modernization Program, which involved reconfiguring the airfield to reduce delays.
O’Shea noted that the eastern end of the ward tends to be more integrated and progressive, while Mount Greenwood to the southwest is more conservative. Overall, he said, his approach best fits the entirety of the 19th Ward, which is bracketed by suburbs to the west and south. “What I’m running on is a record of doing everything I can to work closely with law enforcement, the Chicago Police Department, the 22nd district, making my community, having it continue to be, a safe place,” O’Shea said.“But like many communities in our city, we’re seeing an uptick in crime. We’re seeing crimes we haven’t seen before. And that’s alarming, and when some elected officials talk about, ‘shootings are down, murders are down,’ people don’t want to hear that,” he said.
O’Shea said Cummings doesn’t offer real solutions. “People want their elected officials to work together to find solutions,” he said. “All I’ve heard from Mike Cummings in recent weeks and months is divisiveness.”“Both of my opponents are looking at public safety through blue-shaded glasses, if you will,” he said. “I’m looking at it from a community standpoint, because I think the answers to our problems are in the community, not in the police station.
By bringing residents together to deal with issues rather than “siloing” 19th Ward neighborhoods and demanding they compete against each other for resources, Noonan said the ward can better take advantage of its talent.
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