The Burnett seat and Chicago’s shameless tradition of hereditary rule – The Last Ward

"In Chicago, virtually all City Council vacancies are filled by the mayor with consent of the City Council. This is unheard of in other major U.S. cities. Among the top 15 cities by population, Chicago is the only one where the mayor has authority to fill Council vacancies."
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Tommy Paine
8 months ago

What do you expect from this miserable city and state? Burnett is a convcited felon. He robbed a bank with his criminal buddies who stole a car and kidnapped the driver. By state law, AS A CONVICTED FELON, he was forbidden from holding local office.

Call my shrink
8 months ago

They did it with Stroger and than his kid. Both were out of it.

Brian Jones
8 months ago

No Kings is No Kings. Democrats can’t be exempt.

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