Marmora Street Project Index

This page is the index page for all the information you can find about the Marmora Street Project.

We call it a project because this, like many things in this city, require a great deal of time and effort to accomplish.  It is not as simple as one would either like to believe or wish to believe.  This is especially true when it comes to making an alderman work for the people she/he is allegedly supposed to represent.

Every alderman has their little pet projects.  Sometimes these are presented during their campaign for office or are projects they promised to complete during their campaign.  Then there are the services that they promise during their campaign, which, by the way, is illegal because they are actually selling a service for a vote(s).  See the Illinois Compiled Statutes as it relates to Election Law.

This project took on many aspects which included:

• Circulating a Petition
• Presenting the Petition to City Council
• Waiting for the Petition to get buried in Committee
• Picketing in front of Carothers house
• Involving the News Media to get results

By clicking on one of the links above (white text with redish background) you can find out about the specifics.

For information pertaining to the involvement of the News Media, you can click on one of the links below.  They are saved in pdf format so you'll need a pdf reader.

Article appearing in the Lerner Times Newspaper

Article appearing in the Sun-Times Newspaper

These articles are reprinted with permission.