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Banks' 36th ward Democratic organization held a fund-raiser to help defray Farina's legal fees. Farina was convicted on December 7, 1983 and sentenced to four years, later reduced to three, and served 15 months. [6] An important facet of Banks' aldermanic career is his position as chair of the Zoning Committee of the Chicago City Council. [7]
While Rice was under consideration by Daley for appointment as alderman, Rice organized a $200-a-ticket retirement party for Banks at a Rosemont restaurant. Rice sent out invitations instructing those purchasing tickets to "make checks payable to William J. P. Banks (Memo -- Retirement Party)" and mail the checks to Rice's house.
Chicago aldermen’s ugly, monthslong ward map feud will probably end next week, leaving city officials to hope they can move past the very public acrimony and get back to tackling the city’s ...
With a deadline approaching to avoid the first Chicago ward map referendum in three decades, Latino aldermen failed this week to convince City Council colleagues to let them make changes to the ...
Had previously served then-17th ward from 1917 to 1921 2 Frank E. Konkowski 1929 – 1933 Republican [parties 1] Redistricted to the 26th ward 3 Thomas Patrick Keane: 1933 – July 13, 1945 Democratic [parties 1] Redistricted from the 34th ward Died in office 4 Thomas E. Keane: September 4, 1945 – October 9, 1974 Convicted of mail fraud and ...
The fight over Chicago’s new ward map entered a chaotic new phase Tuesday, as a deadline loomed for aldermen to agree on ward boundaries they design themselves and thereby avoid potentially ...
Chicago is traditionally divided into the three "sides" of the North Side, West Side, and South Side by the Chicago River. These three sides are represented by the white stripes on the Flag of Chicago. [12] The city is also divided into 50 wards for the purpose of electing one alderman each to the Chicago City Council. These wards have at times ...
The Chicago City Council adopted a new map of the city’s 50 wards Monday, forestalling a ballot referendum on competing designs by Black and Latino aldermen and their allies and ending a ...