36th (Our) Ward Now Without Representation

Now that Ald. Banks has retired (the only fanfare being the canceled, chauffeur-sponsored benefit dinner in Rosemont brouhaha) our ward now has no representation in the City Council. The recent vote for Chicago's Olympic bid would have been yet another total rubber-stamp victory for Mayor Daley except that there was no alderman from the 36th to make it a unanimous 50-0 vote!