Illinois's 7th congressional district
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Oct 9, 2026
Patti VasquezHOST
My guest was in the middle of it.
Patti VasquezHOST
Anabel Mendoza ran in the 7th Congressional District where nearly $5 million of those dollars went.
Patti VasquezHOST
Think about that, folks, $5 million.
Patti VasquezHOST
She's a lifelong Chicagoan, a Medill-trained reporter, and an immigrant rights organizer.
7 MINS LATER
Anabel MendozaGUEST
So there's, uh, a population of about 800,000 people-
Mark GevaartHOST
Mm
Anabel MendozaGUEST
... who live in Illinois' 7th District, which for folks who don't know, that is much of the city's south and west sides.
Mark GevaartHOST
Mm-hmm.
La Shawn FordGUEST
Richard Jew, weekday mornings at 6 on WCPT 820.
Richard ChewHOST
With us this morning is, uh, Illinois House Representative for the 8th District, as well as candidate for Congress in sev- in Illinois 7th Congressional District, that would be LaShawn Ford.
Richard ChewHOST
Good morning, LaShawn, and welcome back to Jew's Views.
La Shawn FordGUEST
Uh, I'm happy to be here, Richard, and thank you for letting me share the views with you.
Annabelle MendozaGUEST
Wow.
Annabelle MendozaGUEST
So there's— a population of about 800,000 people who live in Illinois' 7th district, which for folks who don't know, that is much of the city's south and west sides.
Annabelle MendozaGUEST
It's the Loop, it's Chinatown, Englewood, parts of Bronzeville.
Annabelle MendozaGUEST
You have Austin, right? You have all of these different areas, Lawndale, Garfields Park.
Richard ChuHOST
Driving it home, Patty will be joined by guest co-host Mark Gavart of My Labor Radio.
Richard ChuHOST
And their guests include Annabelle Mendoza, former candidate for Congress in the 7th Congressional District here in Illinois, founder of Democracy Unbought.
Richard ChuHOST
Seth Harris, the professor of practice at North Carolina.
Richard ChuHOST
Eastern University and fellow senior fellow at the Burness Center for Social Change.
54 MINS LATER
Richard ChuHOST
Tomorrow, you know, we'll be talking with Karen Byrne from True Blue Politics Podcast.
Richard ChuHOST
She'll be Call on us on the Friday.
Richard ChuHOST
And then Illinois State Rep LaShawn Ford, who's candidate for Congress in Illinois' 7th Congressional District.
Richard ChuHOST
And Mayor Brandon Johnson, 2027 candidate for reelection, will be joining us as well.