Ald. Thomas lays out five-year economic plan for ward

Ald. Thomas lays out five-year economic plan for ward

Easily sliding into the shoes of her political mentor, former Ald. Terry Peterson (17th), Ald. Latasha R. Thomas (17th) has vowed to carry that mantle to even greater heights, until her ward gets its fair share of economic development.

An attorney, Thomas, 35, graduated from the DePaul School of Law in 1990 and opened her own Loop law office in 1994 where she practiced commercial litigation in real estate, that is, until she met Peterson who immersed her into Chicago politics.

Thomas, who like Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) is running in the Feb. 27 special aldermanic election, has racked up quite a record since she was …