Ordinarily, the most interesting thing about Alderman Eugene Schulter is the way he pronounces the “council” in “city council.”
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At last Tuesday’s council meeting, Schulter gained another distinction–an unusual one for the normally loyal administration alderman. His was the lone voice opposing a cable franchise along the lakefront for 21st Century Cable, a company bursting with associates of Mayor Daley. The company will become the first competing cable service in the city, going up against TCI Chicago Cable.
But Schulter is no quisling. He studiously avoided mentioning that some of his colleagues would vote for 21st Century Cable anyway, since its investors include close Daley allies like Democratic fund-raiser Ed Joyce and developer Elzie Higgenbottom.
The council resoundingly passed 21st Century’s franchise with two dissenting votes. Daley materialized at the podium even as the votes were being tallied.
