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INSIDE Vol. CV - NO. 47
Wednesday-Tuesday March 23-29, 2011
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City Council Black Caucus to search for new leadership
by Wendell Hutson DEFENDER STAFF WRITER
The city’s Black Caucus plans to hold its own special elec- tion after Chicago's April 5 runoff election to identify a new leader following the recent resignation of its chairman. Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th) was elected in 2009 by mem- bers of the City Council’s Black Caucus to a four-year term, but cut his tenure to focus more on the needs of his West Side ward.
“This was a time consuming position and at times I felt I had neglected my ward, which is my first responsibility as an elected official,” he said. “I will obviously remain a member and continue working on behalf of the caucus but in a lesser role.” According to Burnett, he was recruited by former Black Caucus Chairman Ald. Carrie Austin (34th) to take over the post because she too felt it required more time than she could give to be an effective leader. Austin is chairman of the City Council's Budget Committee. In the interim Ald. Michelle Harris (8th), who is vice chair- man of the Black Caucus, will be at the helm even though she is not interested in becoming the next chairman. “I do not have time to take on another responsibility so I will not be seeking the top post,” Harris told the Defender. “We will hold off from doing anything until after the runoff.
Ald. Walter Burnett See CITY COUNCIL, page 6 Business in China
Rapper Ja Rule pleads guilty in tax evasion case
Photo/Courtesy City of Chicago
Jim Reynolds, left, chairman and co-founder of Chicago-based Loop Capital LLC, this week accompa- nied Mayor Richard M. Daley, right, to China on a 10- day tour as Daley discusses forming an investment partnership between Chicago and China. Cheryle Jackson, former head of the Chicago Urban League, is is also part of the mayor’s delegation.
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