May 28, 2003
"OLD BULL" DEMOCRATS FACE 2004 CHALLENGE
Hynes, age 64, was elected state senator in 1970, Democratic ward committeeman in 1976, Illinois Senate president in 1977 and Cook County assessor in 1978. The next "king" of the 19th Ward will be Jeremiah Joyce. Dunne's hold on the ward is very tenuous. Dunne's core vote exceeds 3,000. Schulter, age 55, was first elected in 1975 with Kelly's backing, beating incumbent Republican John Hoellen. Schulter was a loyal cog in Kelly's political machine, but in 2000 he rebelled and ran against Kelly for Democratic committeeman, losing 2,619 - 2,539, a margin of just 80 votes. Full Article...
May 21, 2003
"LAME DUCK" CAPPARELLI MAY SOON RESIGN SEAT
Capparelli opted for the latter, and won the 15th District seat. The 2001 Democratic-drawn remap put both McAuliffe and Bugielski in areas outside the 20th District, but both ran in that district when Capparelli ran elsewhere. For Capparelli, Bugielski’s loss, and especially McAuliffe’s huge triumph in Capparelli’s ward, was a gigantic embarrassment. Full Article...
May 14, 2003
WILL BUSH ADMINISTRATION SEEK TO EXONERATE SANTOS?
For convicted former Chicago city treasurer Miriam Santos, personal vindication, professional redemption, and political resurrection may be imminent. So Santos had to get another attorney. Why didn’t he cut Santos some slack? At the Santos trial, employees of Citicorp testified that Santos pressured them for contributions to her 1998 campaign, and threatened to withdraw city funds from their bank if they didn’t. That information was not disclosed by the U.S. Attorney to Santos. Did Republican Attorney General Jim Ryan (who beat Santos in 1998) ever commence an investigation of Madigan for ethics violations? Full Article...
May 7, 2003
SHARPTON SEEKS TO LEAD AMERICA'S "BLACK NATION"
By the 1980s, Jackson was the nation’s premier black spokesman, and Chicago was the hub of his operation. Jackson ran for president in 1984, and received solid black backing in the Democratic primaries. Jackson’s agenda is his race. The blame-everything-on-whites approach has empowered Jackson, but not America’s blacks. Illinois, with 15.1 percent black, has its primary on March 16. Two black candidates, splitting the 20-25 percent black vote, will finish fourth or fifth, or lower. Jackson’s reign over the Black Nation will be extended for another four years. Full Article...
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