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Saturday, April 27
If you think you've got what it takes to be an alderman, consider applying for the job: Mayor Daley has posted a help wanted ad to fill the 1st and 29th Ward seats left open (for very different reasons) by Manny Flores and Ike Carothers. UPDATE: We've got a leak of the intake application in Mechanics!