Ald. Desmon Yancy Faces Ryan Greenlaw In 5th Ward Race

SOUTH SHORE — Ald. Desmon Yancy faces one competitor in his bid for a second term as 5th Ward alderperson, while both candidates await the results of challenges to their petition signatures. Former planning department staffer and South Shore resident Ryan Greenlaw is challenging Yancy in the race to represent parts of Hyde Park, Woodlawn and South Shore in City Council. Yancy, who also lives in South Shore, previously worked as the director of community organizing for the Inner-City Muslim Action Network. He was elected in 2023 after a crowded race that featured as many as 12 candidates, during which he secured an endorsement from outgoing Ald. Leslie Hairston and defeated Tina Hone in a closely contested runoff . Greenlaw worked in the city’s small business development bureau until September, managing Special Service Areas and Business Improvement Districts , according to his LinkedIn and city records . Neither candidate appears to have a campaign website, aside from Greenlaw’s page on the ActBlue fundraising service. Adrienne M. Jones is contesting Greenlaw’s petition signatures, while Marcie Wright and James Cade raised objections to Yancy’s, according to the Chicago Board of Elections . ______________________________________________________________________ Support Local News! Subscribe to Block Club Chicago , an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods. Already subscribe? Click here to gift a subscription , or you can support Block Club with a tax-deductible donation. Listen to the Block Club Chicago podcast: From Stoves To Overhead Heat: The History Of The CTA’s Warming Lamps Episode play icon From Stoves To Overhead Heat: The History Of The CTA’s Warming Lamps Episode play icon Should Chicago Have Public Festival Grounds? It’s On The Ballot. Episode play icon Need A Halloween Costume? A Chicago Thrifting Expert Shares Her Secrets Load More Search Results placeholder Previous Episode Show Episodes List Next Episode