Russ Stewart: Alliance Party Benefits from "Lincolnwood Lull"

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http://www.russstewart.com/3-2-05.htm

"In meteorology, the lull precedes the storm. In upper-crusty north suburban Lincolnwood, however, the political storm precedes the lull.

After 8 tumultuous years (from 1985 to 1993), which was labeled the "Era of the Lincolnwood Loonies," the village has reverted to norm and continues to blissfully snooze through what is known as the "Era of the Lincolnwood Lull."

"There are no major controversies," said Trustee Jerry Turry, who is running for village president in the April 5 election.

"There's an arrogance of power," counters Turry's opponent, Bertha Gimbel, the former village clerk. "It's like primogeniture. They (the Alliance Party) seem to pick the longest-serving male trustee (to run for village mayor.) That's not right. It's time for a change."