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New Priorities for Chicago

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:54:13 +0000

www.reillyforchicago.com — Chicago aldermanic candidate Brendan Reilly takes Alderman Natarus and the chicago city council to task for their misplaced priorities.

Duration : 0:0:32

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Chicago Tonight: Naisy Dolar “poised to become…”

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:39:15 +0000

. . .potentially the first Asian American in the chicago city council. . .” Watch this video of Carol Marin of WTTW/NBC5 and Alysia Tate of The Chicago Reporter.

Duration : 0:0:26

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NAISY DOLAR 4 ALDERMAN-April 17 Runoff, Chicago’s 50th Ward

admin — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:48:14 +0000

Campaign Approved! This video was shot and edited by Eric Byler as a volunteer for the campaign to elect progressive community leader Naisy Dolar as Chicago’s first Asian Pacific American Alderman (City Council Member). Dolar faces a Runoff election Apirl 17th against decades-long incumbent Bernie Stone. Additonal videography by John Moore. Sound recording by Jon Monteverde. Special thanks to Jay Monteverde and John Park.

Duration : 0:2:47

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A Defeated Alderman’s Meltdown, 2/27/07

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:45:01 +0000

No, not Ald. Burt Natarus (42nd).

This one is courtesy of Arenda Troutman, the defeated incumbent alderman of the 20th Ward. Note: incumbent aldermen in Chicago only leave office if they die, or retire and appoint their children. To actually be VOTED out, they have to have screwed up really, really badly.

During her almost 3-minute tirade, she blames voting irregularities, the federal government and a media conspiracy against her.

The election results below her show the reason for her ire. With 86% of precincts reporting, she is being buried by challenger Willie Cochran, 62% to 32%.

She does not mention that she is being investigated by the feds for shaking down a developer concerning a vacant parcel of land that wasn’t even in her ward. (She’s on audio tape from that little episode calling herself and her city council colleagues “ho’s”.) Or that an envelope addressed from the Police Department to her at her office was found in the apartment of a drug dealer. Or that said drug dealer was seen driving her $50,000 Escalade.

This election, her friends deserted her. Worse for any politician, so did her enemies.

About 48 seconds in, you’ll hear a voice say “Quit whining, lady. You lost!” I wonder who that could have been;-)

On a happier note, 3rd Ward candidate Pat Dowell has forced incumbent Dorothy Tillman “The Hat” into an April 17 runoff election.

UPDATE: On April 17, Dowell won.

Duration : 0:3:0

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Cameras in City Council

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:39:12 +0000

I have an idea to stop government waste in Chicago. Let’s put cameras in City Council meeting and post City Council meetings on the internet for everyone to see. Who knows, maybe we’ll stop some of that government waste.

Duration : 0:0:28

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Child with Autism left behind at a Chicago Public School

admin — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:19:09 +0000

Public awareness video of a 5 year old student with Autism that has been left behind by the Chicago Public School system in 2008. After the student’s Special Education program was transferred to a new school in the 1st Ward, the student’s IEP bus transportation requirement has not been provided. School also has problems with disability access and a lack of parking for parents, along with poor street traffic management around school and illegal parking enforcement. No designated car drop-offs for disabled people is provided and no crossing guards are present behind the school. Owen finally got on a bus to school at Jose De Diego Academy on November 5, 2008 – five months after the transportation request was made in June of 2008 with his school transfer. This video was made October 27, 2008 by his father, a single parent widower.

Duration : 0:9:54

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