Cook County Judge Marcus Salone sentences two former political workers for Ald. Berny Stone to jail terms after both were found guilty of attempted absentee ballot violations.
By LORRAINE SWANSON
Editor
In an all too familiar scene that is being played out across city neighborhoods in Chicago’s bucket-of-blood summer, this time it was Uptown’s turn to gather in front of street shrine of holy candles and stuffed animals for a murdered neighbor.
More than a hundred residents turned out for an uneasy…
Average citizens take first step toward cleaning up Illinois government at the Better Government Association’s Citizen Watchdog training.
Build it and they will come. Mayor Daley and Ald. Helen Shiller open the new Target store at Wilson Yard.
Molly Phelan, who declared her candidacy for 46th Ward alderman on Wednesday, says she’s “sick of the lying, I’m sick of the kids getting killed in our streets, and I’m sick of money being taken from our schools and given away in backroom deals in city hall.”
Molly Phelan will announce her candidacy for 46th Ward alderman tonight, Wednesday at Nick’s Uptown, 4015 N. Sheridan Road (just north of Irving Park). The free event runs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., with a cash bar.
Everyone from the Uptown and Lakeview communities is welcome. To find out more about Phelan’s…
The Senn High School Local School Council elects Susan Lofton as the school’s new contracted principal.
Learn how to fight government corruption in your own community by attending the Better Government Association’s free Citizen Watchdog Training at Loyola University on July 20 and July 27.
