No More Getting Lip On The Southwest Side?

Rumors have been circulating for a while that 11-term veteran Congressman Bill Lipinski (D-3) is planning to resign his post and retire. Lipinski, a member of the Chicago Old Guard, has been 23rd Ward Democratic Committeeman since 1975, and has since been an alderman, Chicago Park District administrator, and more significantly, a high ranking member of the House Transportation Committee. Ol’ Bill’s the guy who got the money to build the Orange Line down to Midway, push for the vaporware Peotone Airport, and more recently push for an Odgen Avenue trolley.

There’s a lot of conjecture and everyone’s got a story about what Lipinski’s going to do when he steps down. But you can be sure that if and when he does step down, the Regular Democratic Organization will be sure a strong successor will be ready to start work, and keep the seat for another 22 years.