City of Chicago Troll

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[Bill Ruthhart @BillRuthhart]

.@JaymalGreen opened this South Side forum up with a heater: Harold’s or Uncle Remus? Kozlar & Mendoza say Harold’s. McCarthy & Ford back Uncle Remus. Lightfoot said she doesn’t eat either but prefers a hot, dipped Al’s Italian beef. Vallas said he’s had neither, prefers KFC.

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

@StayTun64000934 We criticize political choices here, not perpetuate racist and misogynistic tropes about politicians. Go find another bridge to troll.

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

Dolores Huerta just endorsed Susana Mendoza for mayor and Kamala Harris for president.

That feels ... right.

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

@council_car Yep, that’s what’s definitely consistent in this.

[Mark Maxwell @MarkMaxwellTV]

Illinois state income taxes have risen from 3.00% in 2010 to 4.95% in 2017. Other states may have decreased their tax rates since 2010, but not to a lower rate than IL. Most states still have a higher income tax rate than IL’s 4.95%. Numbers don’t bend as easily as sentences do.

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

The Aldermanic Code.

[Fran Spielman @fspielman]

Ald. Rod Sawyer says wearing a wire to snare colleagues and save his own neck is “not how I was raised.” Where he comes from, if you get caught doing something wrong, you “take your punishment and keep your mouth shut.”

[Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos]

"We're goin to Beverly! And Bridgeport! And then we're goin to City Hall to take back the 5th floor! Heeeyeaaaaah!"

[Scott Fornek @sfornek]

'Chicago’s latest Blues Brothers: Buddy Guy and … Bob Fioretti?' @rrhinton reports. https://t.co/mR1GXrbC2C

[Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos]

The highly coveted endorsement of someone under federal investigation ...

[Mick Dumke @mickeyd1971]

So essentially, according to the courts, the Laquan McDonald shooting--followed by the year+ of city and police officials keeping records of it from the public--all came down to one bad apple.

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

Should we #nextlevel our trollin and send JB and his team @AnandWrites book #WinnersTakeAll?

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

@cljmitchell on @WBEZ re Boss @JBPritzker:

“No one else in the country knows as much as him on early childhood education.”

No one else in the country knows as much as a rich white dude whose deep expertise is that kids need food. Be careful of the kool-aid, it hits both sides.

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

@cljmitchell on @WBEZ re Boss @JBPritzker:

“No one else in the country knows as much as him on early childhood education.”

No one else in the country knows as much as a rich white dude whose deep expertise is that kids need food. Be careful of the kool-aid, it hits both sides.

[Jeff Orr @JeffO773]

I was weirdly rooting to have a mayor that owns a goat meat company. Goat meat is really underrated.

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

@CTULocal1 is getting blasted for doubling down on #phonyToni — will the voice of the people reach the upper ranks?

[Paris Schutz @paschutz]

1.) More Ed Burke connections: Mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza says in this 2011 clip that Burke invited her to an Irish American Fellowship event where she won 2 round trip tickets to Ireland as a raffle prize. https://t.co/XlmHHTQ5W6

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

This is hilarious.

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

Poll: How much would Paul Vallas have to pay you to get you to hold a broom for him?

[Heather Cherone @HeatherCherone]

Up now: Paul Vallas, bearing a broom. Calls for a “clean sweep,” natch.

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

Experience is one way to put it.

[A.D. Quig @ad_quig]

City Council is guaranteed to lose more than 110 years of combined experience — if Burke is ousted, more than 160 years — and has already seen a radical rotation of committee chairmen, including Burke’s forced resignation on Friday. https://t.co/B0gaXxTe4z via @thedailylinechi

[The Daily Line @thedailylinechi]

.@ToniPreckwinkle campaign committee admits "technical" violation of state law involving contribution allegedly extorted by Burke https://t.co/cN8K3riOf8 by @HeatherCherone

[City of Chicago Troll @ChicagosTroll]

What a day.

[The Daily Line @thedailylinechi]

Big group of aldermanic candidates and @LightfootForChi holding presser in support of “People First Pledge” which includes mayoral and chairmanship term limits, no outside jobs, FOIA compliance, and nonpartisan ward redistributing.