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In 1972, Mayor Richard J. Daley needed to install a Black Congressman on Chicago’s west side to prevent a potential Black rebellion against the Machine, a possibility triggered by the recent killing of two Black Panther leaders in a raid led by Cook County State’s Attorney Ed Hanrahan.
A key part of the “keep Blacks happy” scheme involved the west side Congressional sea...
During the 1970s, and into the 80s, Republican strategy in Chicago was: 1) keep the base Republican vote; 2) win the White Progressive vote; 3) win the Black middle class; and, 4) win White ethnic populists.
That worked for a lot of “moderate” Republicans, including Jim Thompson, Bernard Carey, and, later on, Jim Edgar. The strategy started to unravel after the election...
Community leaders were miffed that Devon Avenue, in the 50th ward, was full of garbage every Monday morning. And that was after city crews had cleaned up the street.
They learned that all of the garbage cans on the street had been removed, by request of Alderman Bernard Stone. The Alderman said that the cans generated garbage. He claimed people drove by, threw garbage t...
A fellow told me about a problem where he lived. I was surprised that nothing was being done about it. So, I told him to bring it up at a community council meeting so the group could advocate for a solution.
I knew he was a hothead, the kind of person who stands on street corners, yells at people, and calls them names. I told him that when he spoke to the group,...