Marty Quinn

Since then, there hasn't really been much movement.

And so because of this, Southwest Side Alder Marty Quinn from 13 Ward is is the one that is kind of reintroducing this question.

Yeah.

And this is a really important when we talk about the political gamesmanship between the city council and the mayor's office, city council.

It's typical soap opera in the Chicago City Council.

A group of aldermen have, well, led by Marty Quinn.

He was the sponsor of the original resolution several weeks ago, and it passed.

There should have been much celebration.

They-- He would've been forced to go before the city council, uh, and sh- and, and, uh, point out why he believed, uh, this was a good ... deal for taxpayers.

And Scotty Waguespack, uh, uh, O'Shea, Matt O'Shea, uh, who are the brains behind the city council, Marty Quinn, uh, Rayloh, Anthony Beale, you know, the brains behind, uh, the anti-Washington...

Uh, anti-Washington, I always do that.

Anti-Johnson Coalition-

So the city council took some action, uh, regarding rules for the city to, uh, to get new debt, new debt issuances, or at least a rule that would require more support from the city council.

Sean, can you tell us on the action that happened and the ordinance put forth by Alderman Marty Quinn that was voted on this week?

Quinn's measure really is something that was voted on and passed 32 to 15, and it would require at least 60% of aldermen or a three-fifths vote by the 50-member council to approve any new debt in the future.

And that's a slight increase.

And that's a lot.

beyond some of the other city services that they provide in their budget.

Sponsor Alderman Marty Quinn said he supports a more independent city council and the measure is solely about requiring more responsibility by public officials for the city's taxpayers, but he sees it ultimately as a win for the people of Chicago and it's a long-term plan that would apply to all Chicago mayors moving forward and is not about one mayor in particular.

The mayor, again, was critical of the measure and pointed to hypocrisy.

They poll, trash them, and then Chicago's in the penalty box and we're out all this money.

Tell it to the people in Marty Quinn's 13th Ward when they didn't get their FEMA money for their basements.

Was it really worth bashing this guy and he held up our FEMA money? You go in there, you swallow your pride.

Mayor Daley worked with four presidents, two Republican, two Democrat, got money from all of them.

We don't have any of them now.

We need more of those.

But the bottom line is, I went in, and here's Marty Quinn, who is one of the best political guys around, endorsed his new guy, Al.

And they say, call me Al, because his last name's impossible.

How was it, Matt O'Shea, 19th Ward? I think it was Matt O'Shea.

Marty Quinn, 13th Ward.

You guys are always bragging.

We run the show.