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Activist poised to beat the Daley machine in its own backyard

A progressive activist with deep neighborhood roots is challenging what she calls the “old-boy political establishment” of the 11th Ward, long a bastion of the Daley clan and the Democratic machine. And as if on cue, a nephew of former Mayor Richard Daley has stepped up to oppose her. Bridgeport native Maureen Sullivan, who has […]

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