Alderman Michael McGee Jr.'s challenger in a runoff election next month has at least one big advantage over him: She's not in jail.
For 10 months, a section of this city's North Side has had no alderman at City Hall.
Raise your hand if you were really surprised that Ald. Mike McGee solidly won his district from behind bars. If your hand is up, I respectfully submit you have no clue about Milwaukee politics, particularly in the central city.
A federal probe featuring hundreds of hours of audio and videotaped evidence of bribe-taking in the awarding of public contracts resulted in the arrests of two state lawmakers, two mayors, three city councilmen and several members of the school board in Pleasantville.
Bottled water, which has been taking the heat in recent months for both it's environmental costs and it's questionable sources, is facing another hurdle in Chicago, where a south-side alderman has proposed taxing the natural thirst-quencher.
BINGHAMTON -- A local "band of brothers" known as Hanagan's Heroes will be immortalized during a Memorial Day weekend ceremony at the site of a former South Side tavern that once listed their names on a makeshift honor roll. A brass plaque affixed to a stone monument will event …
CHICAGO -- Attorney and former Chicago Alderman Ed Vrdolyak was indicted on federal fraud and bribery charges on Thursday, according to a news release issued by the U.S. attorney's office.
There might be hope for the citizens of Davenport, Iowa yet. The fix was in, but five aldermen did something amazing, they opted out of a pre-cooked "special counsel" meeting to fast track another city boondoggle to ensure a no bid developer had no risk. No quorum, no vote.