A college kid running for 13th Ward alderman gets a lesson in the Chicago Way

December 12, 2018, 06:44 PM

Sailor1911

They don't call it "Crook County" for nothing. Yeah, "The Machine" runs things, always has, probably always will. patronage is alive and well.

Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.

“If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016

December 12, 2018, 07:32 PM

ZSMICHAEL

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ZSMichael, you have to research your Chicago taxonomy a bit. "The Outfit" is the gangsters, most of them live outside the city to the west of Oak Park. What you called the Organization is actually "the Machine" It has run Chicago for over 100 years. I grew up on the Northwest side. Because my Alderman was such a faithful servant of Hizzhoner da Mare, Richard J. Daley, ( not his wimpy son Richie) said alderman was rewarded with a seat, essentially a lifetime appointment to the United States Congress. Roman Polanski, his name was.

Sorry to have confused members not familiar with Chicago. Kass wrote about The Outfit and the extensive trial of the mobsters AND City Hall corruption which has always been known as the Democratic machine. Both are dangerous topics for journalists. Remember Rosty very well. Abuse of franking privileges got finally got that guy.

December 12, 2018, 11:52 PM

houndawg

quote:
Originally posted by LtJL:
ZSMichael, you have to research your Chicago taxonomy a bit. "The Outfit" is the gangsters, most of them live outside the city to the west of Oak Park. What you called the Organization is actually "the Machine" It has run Chicago for over 100 years. I grew up on the Northwest side. Because my Alderman was such a faithful servant of Hizzhoner da Mare, Richard J. Daley, ( not his wimpy son Richie) said alderman was rewarded with a seat, essentially a lifetime appointment to the United States Congress. Roman Polanski, his name was.

Roman Pucinski. He was a Congressman before he was an Alderman.

December 13, 2018, 08:54 AM

Ripley

FTA - "..incoming Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who famously said he would not “go fishing” for corruption, and who also received a million dollars in Madigan political money.

And current Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, is the Boss’ daughter."