Entered Office 1983, defeating incumbent William Carothers, who was later convicted of extortion
Previous Life Peace Corps worker
Patrons Harold Washington
Defied Daley Smith’s emerged as an independent, pushing through the city’s smoking ban and forcing the mayor to drop plans for a west-side courthouse.
Best Quip “I’m a nice guy,” he said after former alderman Burton Natarus got in his face during a heated council debate. “But I would have beat his ass.”
Prospects Will keep going his own way and get mocked for it by Daley, a true sign he’s getting under the mayor’s skin
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