When pollster John Anzalone thinks about Illinois, he can reach for his Rolodex and call friends like David Axelrod and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton.
But relationships aside, his Alabama-based consulting firm Anzalone Liszt Research has another card it can play. Read more...
The mayor's office released the names of nearly 60 applicants for the vacant 1st and 29th Ward alderman positions late Friday afternoon.
The disclosure comes after Attorney General Lisa Madigan ordered Mayor Richard M. Daley to make the information public, following Freedom of Information requests from the Chicago Current and other news organizations. Read more...
It looks like Chicago residents won’t get a chance to see which of their neighbors were under consideration for two vacant alderman spots before Mayor Richard M. Daley gives his recommendations to the City Council tomorrow.
Jennifer Hoyle, spokeswoman for the city’s law department, said information about the candidates would likely be available by the end of the week. Read more...
It seems that the city isn't yet ready to comply with a request from Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office.
The request, written in a memo to Mayor Richard M. Daley's office last Friday, orders the city to release the names of applicants under consideration for two open aldermanic seats. City officials previously denied Freedom of Information requests for the applicants' names from the Current and other news organizations.Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office has ordered Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley to release records of applicants for the city’s two vacant alderman positions.
Earlier this week, the city denied a Freedom of Information request from the Chicago Current seeking the names of candidates who nominated themselves for the open 1st and 29th Ward alderman positions. Read more...
