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Edward Robert Vrdolyak (/vərˈdoʊli.æk/; born
December 28, 1937), also
known as "Fast Eddie", is a
former American politician and lawyer. He was a longtime...
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opposition group led by
Aldermen Ed
Vrdolyak and
Edward M. Burke,
together known as "the Eddies". The "
Vrdolyak 29"
voted as a
solid bloc. In the first...
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formed an
alliance with
Alderman Ed
Vrdolyak, a
member of the
political establishment, even
working with
Vrdolyak on
drafting ordinances.
Singer also...
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often aligned with
fellow Councilman Ed
Vrdolyak.
Along with
Vrdolyak, he was a
leader of the "
Vrdolyak 29"
during the
first term of
Mayor Harold Washington...
- rate
increased were incorrect. The 29, also
known as the "
Vrdolyak 29", were led by
Vrdolyak (who was an
Alderman in
addition to Cook
County Democratic...
- the mid-1980s, Mell was
allied with the
Vrdolyak 29 who
opposed then-Mayor
Harold Washington.
After the
Vrdolyak 29 lost
their majority in the city council...
- in 1982 he lost the
party chairmanship to 10th Ward
committeeman Edward Vrdolyak, an ally of Jane Byrne. When
Richard J. Daley's son
Richard M.
Daley challenged...
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began to
collaborate with
aldermen such as
Edward M.
Burke and
Edward Vrdolyak, whom,
during her 1979 campaign, she had
denounced as an "evil cabal"....
- Illinois'
first African-American mayor,
Harold Washington. Ed
Vrdolyak, the
leader of the
Vrdolyak 29,
unsuccessfully opposed him,
running on the
Illinois Solidarity...
- Daley's death. In 1982,
Dunne lost the
party chairmanship to
Alderman Edward Vrdolyak, an ally of
Mayor Jane Byrne.
Dunne was
aligned with Chicago's
first African-American...
