Chicago aldermen embrace selfish politics over public need

Chicago Aldermen grapple over political power, hiding behind emotional issue of burning the American flag. Calls to remove Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez are driven by selfish goals to grab political power

• Nine Chicago aldermen are hoping to undermine Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson using emotional distractions and are failing to address real issues like cracking down on increasing crime. They are demanding Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) should be stripped of power because he was at a rally where an American flag was burned. It happened before he got there. But burning the American Flag is the fundamental essence of American freedoms and Democracy, not a symbol of anti-Americanism.

By Ray Hanania

PAID/Politics/March 30, 2024

Wouldn't it be nice if politicians focused all of their efforts on addressing the issues that most concern the taxpayers, rather than on the issues that they think will strengthen their own selfish political power?

That's the substance of the most recent attack by nine misguided aldermen against Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, chairman of the City Council Housing Committee and a close ally of newly elected Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Sigcho-Lopez's critics include Southwest Side Aldermen Marty Quinn (13th), Raymond Lopez (15th), and Silvana Tabares (23rd). They were joined by North and West Side aldermen Bill Conway (34th Ward), Gilbert Villegas (36th), Anthony Napolitano (41st), Chris Taliaferro (29th), Felix Cardona (31st) and Nick Sposato (38th).