Villegas fights to hold onto ward called both ‘snake’ and ‘noodle’ against challenge from CTU-backed Torres Whitt

When Lori Torres Whitt saw how the 36th Ward was oddly redrawn to include more than a handful of communities in a strip stretching about eight miles from West Town to Montclare, it pushed her to take the plunge and run for the City Council. “If you’re in office representing the people here, how do ...