Friday, November 14, 2014

Was Jane Byrne right?

R.I.P. 11/14/14
I remember being in high school when Jane Byrne was elected mayor. She ran against the evil cabal and the 11th ward. I suspect that she knew things that she wouldn't dare say. Was she trying to tell us something? Here we are 32 years after her election and the city is in disarray. The pension funds will soon be depleted and the future looks bleak. Why did we disregard her? Why were we so quick to dismiss her?

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  1. I actually had a little trisk with her daughter back then.... Wow those were the days...

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  2. Anonymous11/07/2011

    We were told by Hynes and Joyce that Janie was bad and Richie was good.

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  3. Anonymous11/08/2011

    She was trying to tell us about the incompetence and corruption. It took Daley 4 tries at the bar exam. Thats not even funny.

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  4. Anonymous11/14/2014

    Back then Daley got Hynes and Joyce to along with him in return for bags of gold. Despite the popular belief, the gold was never delivered. Instead it went the 11th Ward boys. Today, Hynes and Joyce are living off their multiple pensions.

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    1. Anonymous11/14/2014

      Mr. Joyce didn't need that kind of money. He made a tidy fortune in business after he left office. N

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    2. Anonymous11/14/2014

      yea, all contracts at the public trough.

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  5. Anonymous11/14/2014

    Cut it out would ya? She was part of the same deal until Bilandic dumped her. You're talking like she was some kind of reformer. Her administration was a constant revolving door. All this bullshit that Sneed stirred up to get the Circle interchange was nothing more than revisionist history. Go look at the archives. She was thick as thieves with Charlie Swibel and Roti, and all the rest of them. Open your eyes for Christsakes, you've been dreaming.

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  6. Anonymous11/14/2014

    Jane almost made it on the square,the 19th ward people hated her cause she got and held the keys and the 11th hated her cause she had them by the balls.the firemen hated her cause number 1 she was a woman and number 2 she made them eat humble pie,when they found out public opinion was on her side they couldnt get back into the fire houses fast enough,as a cop i loved her cause i got time and a half for overtime instead of time due and a load of back pay uniform money out of grade i never knew i had coming and the money was alaways there,GOD BLEES YOU JANIE,YOU WERE OKAY AND THE CPD LOVED YOU...

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    1. Anonymous11/16/2014

      And she introduced one of the worse things to the City of Chicago, 50 and 20.

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    2. Anonymous11/16/2014

      So basically you acknowledge you like her because she gave you money....what a whore you are

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  7. Anonymous11/16/2014

    she made the narrowbck pols in the 19th ward eat shit and i gloated they were so mad.lol

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