Two felons convicted of public corruption, former Chicago Streets and Sanitation Department head Al Sanchez and ex-Chicago alderman Isaac "Ike" Carothers, are running for seats on the Cook County Board.
Both men are Democrats.
Wise voters would of course choose other candidates, but in Illinois--and particularly in Cook County--such individuals are about as rare as dandelions in December. Which is why we need a law preventing felons from running for public office. In fact, people convicted of public corruption should be banned from holding a state or local job. Period--as my fellow Crook County resident Barack Obama likes to say.
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