June 26, 2002
SILVESTRI-MARTWICK RACE WILL BE PARTY "BAROMETER"
“I’m a Democrat,” said Rob Martwick, Silvestri’s opponent. “And the 9th (District) is a Democratic district. By comparison, Silvestri needs all of the “hard” Republicans (18,009), plus another 27,000 “independent,” “swing,” or “hard” Democratic votes. According to Martwick, Silvestri will be no Dudycz. Silvestri scoffs at Martwick’s assertions. Martwick said that he expects to win the 36th Ward by at least 60-40, carry Norwood Park Township by 2-1, and carry the 45th Ward by 65-35; in the 41st Ward, John Malatesta is Bugielski’s organizer, and Martwick expects that the Blagojevich-Bugielski-Martwick slate will win the ward narrowly over the McAuliffe-Silvestri team. Silvestri is well-known and well-liked, but the 9th District has a huge Democratic-voting base. Full Article...
June 19, 2002
ANOTHER BIZARRE OUTCOME IN MWRD COMMISSIONER RACE
So Sandoval got yanked. The suburban committeemen pushed a Meany-Santos-Sheehan slate, and Sheehan ran third in the suburbs (111,552 for Meany, 99,032 for Santos, and 82,128 for Sheehan, with Avila fourth at 76,557). Notably, in Alderman Dick Mell’s 33rd Ward (Mell is the father-in-law of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rod Blagojevich), Avila ran a strong third, almost 1,650 votes ahead of Sheehan. In sum, Avila won because Sandoval was not on the ballot. Expect Avila the Younger to run. Full Article...
June 12, 2002
"ROADBLOCK STRATEGY" IS DALEY GOAL FOR 2003 RACE
By next May, when Mayor Rich Daley’s current term expires, a Daley will have been Chicago’s mayor for 35 of the previous 48 years. That white candidate could be Daley’s brother, Cook County Commissioner John Daley, his other brother, Bill Daley, or Cook County State’s Attorney Dick Devine – or perhaps even former city school CEO Paul Vallas, who is currently on the outs with Daley. The 2000 census pegged Chicago’s population at 2,896,016, of which 31.3 percent were white, 26 percent Hispanic, 36.4 percent black, 4.3 percent Asian, and 2 percent classified as “other.” Full Article...
June 5, 2002
GUTIERREZ PROVES HE'S CHICAGO'S "NUMERO UNO"
Gutierrez, age 48, is of Puerto Rican descent, and is a strong ally of Mayor Rich Daley. Castro, who is Mexican-American, also presumed that those of Mexican ancestry would vote for him over the Puerto Rico-obsessed Gutierrez. Gutierrez is the former 26th Ward alderman and Democratic committeeman. In the Hispanic-majority precincts of the 33rd Ward, Gutierrez won by 3-1. Even in Cicero, Gutierrez won by better than 6-1. In 2000, Gutierrez won the primary 35,593-7,663 over Joseph Pagan; in 1998, Gutierrez was unopposed, and got 32,349 votes; in 1996, Gutierrez had three foes (including Holowinski), and got 27,140 votes (70.8 percent). Full Article...
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