Willis has criticized Dowell for supporting the controversial plan-favored by wealthier white families on the Near South Side-to convert NTA into a South Loop high school. Willis, meanwhile, strongly supports the creation of a Civilian Police Accountability Council and advocates for demilitarizing police, getting rid of the gang database, and “mov resources towards training police on crisis management, domestic violence, and community engagement.” Dowell and Willis are also divided over the fate of National Teachers Academy, a level 1+ elementary school serving mostly Black students.
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Dowell has successfully lobbied for an increased police presence in the ward, and worked to install ShotSpotter (a surveillance system that detects gunshots) in the 2nd Police District, which includes the southern chunk of the ward. Dowell has also co-sponsored an ordinance that would require twenty percent of future public housing units to be built in low-poverty areas of the city. In contrast, Dowell believes there is enough affordable housing in the 3rd, citing the fact that thirty percent of housing in the ward is categorized as public or subsidized, compared to 8.5 percent citywide. Willis argues for more affordable housing throughout the ward, noting that the affordable housing units from the demolished State Street Corridor housing projects have yet to be fully replaced. Both candidates hail from Bronzeville, and they differ most notably on affordable housing and policing. ĭowell faces a challenge from Alexandria Willis, a newcomer to electoral politics, with a background as a policy analyst and nursing home safety advocate.
Over the past few years, Dowell has drawn both ire and praise from her constituents for her actions on transportation, including blocking a new CTA Red Line stop on 15th and Clark and asking the CTA Board to end the #31 bus route. The 3rd Ward’s alderman answers to a diverse group of constituents across the Near South Side, Bronzeville, Fuller Park, and Washington Park. Dowell has strong union support, including from SEIU Healthcare Illinois and AFSCME Council 31. P at Dowell has been alderman of the 3rd Ward since 2007, when she defeated longtime incumbent Dorothy Tillman, who had been in office since 1985.
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