Mike Jones announces that he is running for the seat:

Jones ’11 to run for alderman

Alderwoman Rachel Plattus announces that she is not running for reelection:

Plattus ’09 will not run again

Register article on the race:

Yale sophomore Jones kicks off campaign for aldermanic seat

A non-aldermanic news tidbit: former State Rep. Bill Dyson is considerating running against Mayor DeStefano:

Dyson may challenge DeStefano