March 5, 2019 The Sun Times Editorial Board recently released an op-ed in support of the new $95 million training facility. As a police officer and a father, I feel …
Read moreRafael Yañez candidate for 15th Ward Alderman statement on No Cop Academy
Original Post by Block Club Chicago –Mauricio Peña @MauricioPena BACK OF THE YARDS — Ald. Raymond Lopez appears likely to face off against Chicago Police Officer Rafael Yañez in a …
Read moreAld. Raymond Lopez Face Runoff Rematch Against Rafael Yañez For 15th Ward Seat
By Alexandra Arriaga Residents are moving out of the South Side’s 15th Ward. A neighborhood high school is being phased out. Even the previous alderman opted to run in another …
Read more‘Written off’ 15 Ward in the thick of it — over gangs, guns and Burke
I met Rafael Yañez last week at Tierra Caliente, a small, bright Brighton Park taquería owned by Yañez’s uncle. We sat at a booth next to a picture of a …
BACK OF THE YARDS — A Chicago police officer and community leader will once again run for alderman of the 15th Ward on the city’s South Side — a seat currently …
In his second run for alderman of the 15th ward that includes Back of the Yards and Brighton Park, Rafael Yañez says his police experience in the South Side gives …
Read moreChicago Tribune – Police officer running for South Side alderman opposes cop academy