Daley proposes citywide referendum on shrinking City Council from 50 to 15
(WorldNews Politics)

Bill Daley on Tuesday proposed a citywide referendum to let Chicago voters decide whether to reduce the City Council from 50 aldermen to 15. Daley, whose father and brothers managed to get along just fine for 43 years with a 50-member City Council, made the radical proposal after accepting the endorsement of former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. `We´ve seen too many city scandals in Chicago, including the most recent ones. And we would not be surprised if there´s more coming,` he said. `With each new scandal, everyone pays lip-service to reform. But the system stays the same. I believe strongly that it´s time for fundamental change.` Daley noted that...