Here's what you need to know ahead of the elections on February 28.

Eleven candidates are running to replace retiring alderman Leslie Hairston in Chicago’s Fifth Ward. The Maroon profiles them.

The race for 20th Ward alderman includes incumbent Alderman Jeanette Taylor and challengers Jennifer Maddox and Andre Smith.

The City of Chicago will hold its first police district council elections this year following the enactment of a July 2021 ordinance.

Hone, a University alum and the City of Chicago’s most recent chief engagement officer, is focusing her campaign on collaboration within the ward, with the University, and with the police.

Goode, a former associate dean of students and a former director of the University Community Service Center, is focusing his campaign on public safety, education, economic development, and tenants’ rights.