ZF Chassis Systems, 3400 E. 126th St., has provided suspension modules to the Ford plant since 2004. A total of 261 employees will be affected by the time production ceases in March.

Preckwinkle, Mendoza and others who float in Burke’s orbit, and who claim to be progressives, looked the other way on all of that and accepted his graciousness and his money when it benefited their political careers. But now that he’s under the eye of the feds, they’ve found their moral compasses.

But back in Chicago the candidates for mayor aren’t going to be telling voters the city is running out of money. They will come up with schemes to tax the rich, big business, eliminate tax loopholes and provide lots of money to build new parks, keep the schools open and the streets safe. And, by the way, they will create jobs and provide free training for them.

No one is going to vote for anybody who says they don’t have the answers. Free stuff is good. Paying is bad.

Candidates running for office know that’s how you win.