On my voicemail was yet another “Robo-call” from Illinois SEIU urging me to vote for Joe Moore. I angrily erased the thing. Is it Tuesday yet? Enough with these outsiders telling me who to vote for!
A few minutes later, I had an epiphany. I have been taking these calls the wrong way. Silly me, I though, forget what certain Rogers Park blogs say. You don’t need to live in a ward to campaign for an alderman. Therefore, you don’t have to live in a city to campaign for a mayor.
Therefore, I want to urge everyone in Naperville to reelect George Pradel!
You may be asking what I know about Naperville? Ok, it’s twenty five miles west of Chicago in DuPage County. You can get there by Metra from Union station, and it’s the home of North Central College. I know this because back in 2002 & 2003, the Chicago Fire played its home games at Cardinal Stadium while Soldier Field was being renovated. They also have a neat looking downtown. I know, because I spent many a Saturday there before and after Fire games. It’s a neat looking city that probably is drawing a lot of ex-Chicagoans out there who are fed up with Cook County politics, and have yet to learn about DuPage County politics. Also, if you’re fed up with WBEZ’s programming changes, you can move out to Naperville and get WDCB’s signal a lot clearer.
Sure, sure, you say, but what do I know about local issues in Naperville? Aren’t there things I should discuss like growth, business development and all that other boring stuff? No, silly!. Go here if you want views about that
Why do I need to concern myself with Naperville’s mundane local issues which don’t affect me directly? I’m supporting George Pradel because he was a friend of the Chicago Fire. That’s good enough for me.
Now you may be saying, “Don, Naperville is so far away. How can you possibly campaign for Pradel? Shouldn‘t you be concerned with an election closer to home?”
Gosh, that’s a good point! Hey, there are elections in Evanston
Craig! Toni! Jocelyn! Let's get going! Guys! Are you with me?
Guys?.......
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