tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post1515283862373459163..comments2023-10-01T11:04:12.429-05:00Comments on Sloopin - A South Loop Blog: Fioretti's Reward?Sloopyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03513112726608015138noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-57734325029558776802012-02-01T00:10:35.246-06:002012-02-01T00:10:35.246-06:00We are screwed.We are screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-64880539027834851782012-01-24T15:35:48.783-06:002012-01-24T15:35:48.783-06:00You aren't understanding how this works. If th...You aren't understanding how this works. If they kept the South Loop neighborhood together in one ward, they wouldn't be able to guarantee that the ward stays in the hands of a black alderman. This new map makes it harder (impossible?) for South Loop residents to elect an alderman of their choice, since we are spread across multiple wards, each comprised of varied neighborhoods, residents, and interests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-73632227236087997922012-01-24T14:53:32.038-06:002012-01-24T14:53:32.038-06:00I don't care if the alderman is white or black...I don't care if the alderman is white or black, I even have a favorable opinion of my new alderman, but buy splitting up the neighborhood in the way it has been it will be much harder to get neighborhood wide improvements done. If they wanted to screw Fioretti out of his ward, at least they could have given us a more unified ward instead of making the neighborhood a series of political peninsulas for other neighborhoods' wards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-24857279404435883692012-01-24T11:49:08.501-06:002012-01-24T11:49:08.501-06:00There are a lot of reasons this happened. Some Ald...There are a lot of reasons this happened. Some Alderman get places in new wards where they can't raise funds, others are put in areas where they can't intrude on upcoming projects, while others are placed by the machine or union lobbiests so that in exchange for staying out of the way of big projects, they get a portion of the PAC money, or exchanges of promises of positions, or favored projects. Time will tell what Alderman Dowell traded - just watch the PAC contribution funds for now to see your answer. <br /><br />The 2nd Ward may continue to be the hot bed of big projects (private and public), so it is no surprise that the cronnies needed to move out a meddling Alderman Funny how the new 2nd Ward ooks like a big middle finger sign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-59063566958002476292012-01-24T11:00:06.752-06:002012-01-24T11:00:06.752-06:00Black Caucus to South Loop residents: "You wi...Black Caucus to South Loop residents: "You will have a black alderman (or two), and you will like it!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-51734373330185767622012-01-24T10:45:00.807-06:002012-01-24T10:45:00.807-06:00Fioretti for 3rd ward alderman in 2015?Fioretti for 3rd ward alderman in 2015?Broomyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997361280249420360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-77773288157849820822012-01-24T10:40:07.538-06:002012-01-24T10:40:07.538-06:00I haven't always agreed with Fioretti's ac...I haven't always agreed with Fioretti's actions or policies, but this redistricting was retributive, vindictive and racist. Neither he nor the residents of his ward deserved this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-62739066128600238772012-01-24T09:01:45.487-06:002012-01-24T09:01:45.487-06:00This whole thing is disgusting. Black wards? His...This whole thing is disgusting. Black wards? Hispanic wards? Isn't it time for Chicago to be less obvious about its reverse-racism and ignore race all together?MarkChicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776136299098724542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-64336003048597861232012-01-24T07:46:59.113-06:002012-01-24T07:46:59.113-06:00I'm pretty disgusted with the whole process of...I'm pretty disgusted with the whole process of re-drawing the wards. I thought we lived in a post-racial society...yet we have to divide the wards on racial lines? Why can't the wards simply have street-defined borders that make sense? I just hope this doesn't get in the way of any of the great development we've seen in the sloop recently.Tom P.noreply@blogger.com