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Capitol workers live in anonymity among power players
Reporter Carol Alexander profiles Capitol staffers in Springfield who keep the machinery running while lawmakers like Richard Daley and Rep. Susan Catania headline. Dishes, elevator duty, security, and custodial work define a life of quiet service behind the scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Alexander Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Richard Daley
Marius Hansen
Capitol
William Stirman
Arnold B. Carver
Susan Catania
Violet Hickson
Betty Comstock
Lisa Groesch
Daley
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Rep
Catania