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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Jon Seidel

Southwest Side incumbents appear to win handily — including one who rebuked Madigan

Ald. Marty Quinn (13th), who is running for re-election, speaks to a resident as he campaigns in the West Lawn neighborhood on Saturday. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Two incumbent Southwest Side City Council members appeared to win by healthy margins Tuesday night — including one who distanced herself from indicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan.

The contests in the 13th, 14th and 23rd wards were framed by the aggressive work in recent years of the office of U.S. Attorney John Lausch, which secured expansive racketeering indictments against Madigan and Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th).

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