Wasting no time on frivolous matters, the City Council started last week’s meeting with a resolution honoring the Northwestern football team for its impending Rose Bowl match, the first in 47 years. Alderman William Beavers had an ingenious suggestion for capitalizing on the Wildcats’ success:
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Alderman Ed Smith noted that Northwestern’s success is having “very far-reaching effects. If you notice, the U.S. Senate approved a resolution unanimously to support and congratulate the Northwestern team, so maybe we should get Northwestern involved in trying to get the [federal] budget passed. Finally get that done.”
The protesters were easily led out by security guards, and Alderman Lorraine Dixon, presiding for the perennially absent Mayor Daley, called on Burke to continue.
“Yes, alderman,” answered Daley, who’d returned to the podium.
