Run, Jesse, run! In September, on Chicago’s South Side, the script was flipped. This time it’s Junior who’s aiming for the top of the ticket. The young-uns may be taking over. It’s about time. On Sept. 6, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) beckoned the media to his front lawn in Jackson Park Heights to announce that if he can raise… return to article
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Reader Comments (1)Page 1 of 1 pagesAny candidate for Mayor of Chicago that can come up with an economic development agenda that doesn’t rely on tourism and can create jobs other than low end service sector “Big Box” types can probably knock Daley off. If that candidate can also figure out a way to enforce “quality of life” ordinances without being punitive to the very citizens they’re supposed to help would win on the first ballot.
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