Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41) has served in the City Council since 2015 and is politically independent, remaining one of the few aldermen not a member of any caucus.

Napolitano has an emergency responder background. He’s a former Chicago Police officer who worked both rapid response on the West Side and as a gang officer in the Austin neighborhood.

He is also a former Chicago firefighter. He has often supported pro-police policies and opposed police reform while on the council.

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