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Candidates often touted church or synagogue membership to increase their appeal to certain segments of the electorate. Most were merely paper members of their congregations, but voters had no way of knowing that. Some, though, were more involved and earned more serious attention from voters who held strong religious beliefs.
Ald. Francis Lawler (15th) ...
When Kedzie Avenue was widened and extended between Albion and Pratt Ave. in the 1970s, 50th ward Alderman Bernard Stone said he would “lie down in the street,” if necessary, to prevent a bus route from traversing the street.
The people who lived in the townhouses and walk-up apartments on Kedzie between Devon and Albion didn’t want a bus on their str...
The Machine elected Marilu Hedlund 48th Ward Alderman in 1971 and community groups found her pleasant to work with, as she aided their efforts to address community problems. She occasionally voted with Independents in the City Council, but mostly on insignificant matters, so that voters who had been accustomed to the previous Alderman’s anti-administration record wou...
At a 1984 candidate debate for State Representative, Rep. Lee Preston claimed that he had never received a donation from Ald. Ed Vrdolyak or from other people whose support would have appeared less than pristine.
His challenger, Claude Walker, pulled a scroll of paper from a rumpled bag and unfurled a roll of poll sheets – a list of registered voters. ...
Dan Walker banged his shins on a low piece of furniture in my parent’s home while campaigning for Illinois Governor.
As he entered the house to speak at a coffee party, he approached my mother and extended his arm to shake hands with her.
He was looking straight ahead and apparently didn’t see the low bench that had been placed across th...
