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Feuding Harold Washington Party factions clash over township petitions
Two rival factions of the Harold Washington Party challenge each other’s township committeeman petitions in Bremen and Thornton townships. Spight and Forte face objections from Progressive Independents, with Pettis’ challenge tied to residency. hearings set for Jan 3 at the Cook County Building.
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Mary Paleologo
Harold Washington
Thornton
Bremen
Progressive Independents
Bremen Township
Hazel Crest
June Spight
Elaine Nelson
Dave Druker
Cook County
David Orr
Spight
Harold Washington Party
Bruce Crosby
David Reed
Reed
Washington Party
Thornton Township
Marvin E. Thomas
South Holland
Eliott M. Forte
Forte
Harvey
Robert J. Pettis
Pettis
Lyons Township
al Zimmer
Cook County Elections Board
Thow
Chicago
Progressive Independent
Crosby
Timothy Evans
Richard M. Daley
Norman J. Corsi
Oak Forest
Arduth J. Hammond
Tinley Park
James W. Jesk Sr
Frank Giglio
Calumet City
Bill W. Balthis
Lansing
GOP
Julius Ware
Markham