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Suburban Democrats press for fair share on county slate
South suburban Democrats press to expand slating beyond Chicago, seeking three suburban voices on Metropolitan Water Reclamation District slots and Cook County clerk. They cite parity with city population and argue for influence alongside Burke and other seasoned figures as county board president race looms.
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Gilda Williams
Cook County Board
Chicago
Edward Burke
Slating
Harry “Bus” Yourell
Yourell
Worth Township
Democratic
Lou Viverito
Stickney Township
Jim Kirie
Leyden
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Cal Luther
Niles Township
Cook County
Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Carol Mosely Braun
Harold Washington
Tom Charnogorsky
Orland
MWRD
George Dunne
Charnogorsky
John Maloni
Bloom
Dunne
Maloni
Ed Burke
Stanley Kasper
Chicago Park District
Ed Kelly
David Orr
Danny Davis
Richard Phelan
Patrick Quinn
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
DeAngelis
Patrick Capuzzi
Oak Forest
Thomas O’donnell
Park Forest
Rich Township
Democratic Central Committee
Jeanne Quinn
Oak Park
Capuzzi
O’donnell
Bremen Township
Joan Murphy
O'Donnell
Iowa
Paul Simon
Sheila H. Schultz