The thing about the aldermanic election that has surprised me most is who disregarded my ears. So much of our electoral process these days is visual at the local level. This is not necessarily a bad thing. It is part and parcel of Chicago politicians' need to reach the 35,000 citizens of their ward within the short time-frame Chicagoans will pay attention to each election cycle. That makes some sense to me. As a fan of both Derek Jarman and John Waters, I appreciate a little flair. But I only physically met two candidates. I really tried to meet them all. To be clear to Elizabeth Shydlowski and Tom Tunney, I would never think that my opinion could or should represent the variety of individuals we have in the 44th Ward — that is your job. I was only hoping to find some commonality with each of the candidates running for Alderman and share what I found with the voters, who would want to read about it. There is more to accomplish within voting than scribbling arrows and I encourage everyone in our ward to consider theirs. But, let me make my case that you should cast your vote for Austin Baidas.
My second experience working in local government was just before Des Plaines received the bid which eventually turned into Three Rivers Casino. This occurred well after Lisa Madigan raised questions about mob connections that had previously awarded the license to…
