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Chicago City Council members can select who they want on committees and who should lead them. State law and the city’s own rules clearly spell out they have that power. They just have always opted out and have given the mayor their blessing to do their bidding.
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University of Illinois Chicago professor Dick Simpson retired after 55 years at UIC and establishing himself as an authority on political matters of all kinds, from corruption and voting patterns to budgeting and civic engagement. While producing reform-influencing research and more than a dozen books, he has shared his expertise beyond UIC classrooms as a frequent contributor to media coverage of city and state politics.
The City Hall exodus needn’t be cause to panic. Chicago has experienced turnover before, and our city survived and emerged even stronger.
On Tuesday, best-selling author Stephen King testified he opposes the merger because “It becomes tougher and tougher for writers to find enough money to live on.”
While not the lowest voter turnout ever in Illinois, election officials believe Tuesday's primary will wind up with fewer than 20% of voters statewide casting ballots.