Being the Boss: Richard M. Daley runs a seemingly unstoppable political machine that's figured out how to win big support among Chicago's Black and Latino majority. But what has he done for them?(feature)

Colorlines Magazine | September 22, 2005| | Copyright

In 1993, Madeline Haithcock was appointed alderman of Chicago's 2nd Ward, a mostly Black area that included up-and-coming neighborhoods on the south end of the Loop. The position was open because Bobby Rush, a former Black Panther and longtime social activist, had just been elected to Congress, and as the ward's reigning political figure, he had dibs on picking a successor. Haithcock wasn't well known, but the choice made political sense. She had proven her commitment by volunteering for Rush's ward organization; she was considered pleasant and pliant; and she was African ...

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