Ald. Howard Brookins (21st) says he could “write a whole book called, ‘The Backstabbers’” about Chicago politics. That’s how often he said he’s been double-crossed and turned on by colleagues and allies whose support he had counted on.
“People who were my friends in office and fraternity brothers subsequently ran against me. A ward superintendent who was off helping another alderman in another ward for reelection, understanding that, if I didn’t win, he would probably not be the ward superintendent,” Brookins told the Sun-Times.
