Melissa Conyears-Ervin, who lost her bid for the 7th Congressional seat to La Shawn K. Ford, beat appointed incumbent state central committeewoman Emma Mitts in both Chicago and the suburbs. Conyears-Ervin had 31% of the vote in the city to Mitt’s 28%, a 2,428 vote advantage. She widened her lead in the suburbs, with 11,028 votes to Mitt’s 8,221, giving her […]