
Ald. Dick Mell plans to step aside. Mell's daughter Deb is expected to be named to the vacant seat

In an open letter released Sunday 260 religious leaders are supporting the Religious Freedom and Marriage Act. That act would legalize gay marriage in Illinois. It is being sponsored by Representatives Greg Harris, Sara Feigenholtz, Ann Williams, Kelly Cassidy and Deborah Mell among others. And it is being ushered through the Senate by Illinois...
A report in the Chicago Sun-Times today says former Ald. Eugene Schulter and Paul Rosenfeld will withdraw from the race for 47th Ward Committeeman today. The Sun-Times says the two withdrew in preference to Peter Coffey, the choice of mayor Rahm Emanuel. The story quotes Tom Bowen, an Emanuel operative, as saying “the mayor...