Carlos Cuellar: The city council has historically been a rubber stamp body for the mayor and that has changed in recent years. There will be a net increase in the number of truly progressive members of the Chicago City Council, he says. "We now have an opportunity to go on the offense with our agenda," Cuellar adds.
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