The city’s ward boundaries were redrawn in 2022, after months of contentious City Council meetings where alders accused one another of gerrymandering and backroom deals. Community organizer Marj Halperin and other residents said the current ward map subdivides the Near South Side in a way that creates confusion, distracts their alders and dilutes their political power.
Too many useless aldercreatures fighting over the power to rule too many little fifedomes. Letting that six figure paycheck to basically be a middleman getting residents the services that they pay for already and giving out turkeys during the holidays and glad handing around election time is far too sweet a gig to let go without a fight.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Too many useless aldercreatures fighting over the power to rule too many little fifedomes. Letting that six figure paycheck to basically be a middleman getting residents the services that they pay for already and giving out turkeys during the holidays and glad handing around election time is far too sweet a gig to let go without a fight.