Impact of divisive Gaza vote still not known, Chicago City Council watcher says – WBBM (Chicago)

University of Illinois-Chicago political science professor and former alderman Dick Simpson says today’s council is more like a true deliberative body, compared to previous eras of rubber-stamp councils under iron-fisted mayors. Still, he says, divided doesn’t have to mean counter-productive.
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debtsor
2 years ago

LOL “a true deliberative body” it’s not that at all.

The Railroader
2 years ago

This inane vote will have less impact than a mosquito hitting the windshield of an out of service Metra battery locomotive permanently parked out behind the Rocket House.

Old Joe
2 years ago

In other news the Tel Aviv city council called for a ceasefire in the CPS!

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