Robert Abeldano News Today

A survey designed to determine what residents of the Southwest Side’s 12th Ward think should be the highest priority for their new alderperson received just 25 responses, according to results posted on the city’s data portal on Monday.

Four people applied to replace Ald. George Cardenas on the Chicago City Council and represent the city’s 12th Ward, including Cardenas’ pick to win February’s election, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office announced Thursday. Lightfoot appointed a three-person committee to recommend a replacement for Cardenas, who will leave the City Council on Nov. 30 after being elected to the Cook