Some very good news from Fifth-Illinois, where the slaters could not agree on a new Rahm Emanuel.
That mea[n]s the March 3 primary will be an open one with no party endorsed candidate. State Rep. John Fritchey (D-Chicago) came closest, but could not quite reach the 50 percent (plus one) benchmark.
What, no Fritchey? Will his zoning business suffer, he “who handles City Hall zoning cases for private clients [and] has been a state legislator since 1996”?
The insiders, convened by State Sen. James DeLeo (D-Chicago) — “D-Howya doin’?” says John Kass — did not go along, they being city-suburban, including citizens from
much of the North Side of City of Chicago from Lake Michigan into the western suburbs [including] Schiller Park, Franklin Park, River Grove, Elmwood Park, Northlake, and Melrose Park.[3] Wrigley Field is located in this district, along with the Chicago neighborhoods of Lakeview, Uptown, and Lincoln Park.
It’s always nice to see disagreement among people whose nearest thing to a standard-bearer is a guy who does govt.-related business on the side while representing us in elective office.
“We dilute the strength of the party,” urged Ald. Patrick O’Connor, of the 40th ward, when “we” fail to slate someone.
Is that so bad in these scandalous times?
Blithe Spirit 
Rosanna Pulido, a resident of the 5th and a pro-life, pro-family Hispanic who has rallied people against illegal immigration is trying to get on the ballot for the Republican primary.
Rosanna is energetic, intelligent, well-spoken, and passionate. I think she is another Sarah Palin in terms of resonating with ordinary people.
Are the people of Chicago ready for an end to corruption?
Anyone wishing to support her efforts can go to her web site:
http://www.rosannapulido.com
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Thanks Margaret. I agree with your assessment of Rosanna Pulido. Both of us have many times enjoyed the energetic, intelligent, well-spoken and passionate manner of Rosanna Pulido. She has guts to go up against the Cook County Democrat Machine, but she is up to it. What my friend Margaret didn’t say is that we will be supporting her effort by gathering petition signatures this coming Tuesday. Despite being residents of the 10th District headed by Congressman Mark Kirk, we are willing to travel to help Rosanna in her bid to fill the seat vacated by Rahn Emmanuel. More individual are needed like Ms. Pulido who recognize corruption when they see it and are willing to stand up and speak out against it when the odd are against them. I’ve about had it with corruption both in Illinois and at the national level!
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