Hendon Calls Out Quinn's Foe on Race, Gender Issues

Is Rickey Hendon the only Democrat willing to call out extremist right wing stands? As he put it, he doesn't need to apologize for attacking the voting record in the state senate of Gov.Quinn's opponent, Bill Brady.  Instead, Brady needs to apologize for vote after vote that penalizes minority contractors, opposes rights for gays and lesbians, and rules out women from choosing abortion even in cases of rape and incest. In this WGN radio interview Rickey backs up everything he said:




www.wgnradio.com/shows/gregjarrett/wgnam-rickey-hendon-brady-accusations-greg-102510,0,678226.mp3file

Hendon Supports After School Programs to Bring Peace to Streets

One thing that’s been overlooked in Sen. Hendon’s proposal for two riverboat casinos for Chicago is his plan to spend some of that gambling money on afterschool programs.

“We got Granny having to shoot a young kid in the shoulder, a 12 year old who had nothing better to do than harass her for a year, throw rocks through her windows,” he said at last week’s community meeting, referring to a case in recent news.  Charges against the 70 year old woman were dismissed.

 “After school programs have been cut by both the city and the state,” said Hendon, who tried without success in the legislature to restore the state funds.  “Now we got these kids running the streets like they own the neighborhood. They got nothing better to do.”  Art, music, phys ed and even recess have been cut from many city schools.  Kids have few constructive outlets for their energy and self-expression.

This week Michelle Obama  was in the news advocating arts to uplift youth. 

"We want to lift young people up," she told Harper's Bazaar in an interview in the magazine's November issue. "The country needs to be mindful that we have all these diamonds out there, and it would be a shame not to invest in those talents."

 

Hendon Introduces Resolution to Reopen Meigs Field

State Senator Rickey Hendon announced at a press conference Oct. 4 that he's introduced a resolution to reopen Meigs Field, a small downtown airport closed by outgoing Mayor Daley in a midnight bulldozer raid.  The FAA said that Chicago was wrong to close it, and many state legislators felt the same way, Rickey said.

As the mainstream media continue to blather about Rahm Emanuel, Rickey continues to bring up real Chicago issues . He points out that the number of candidates for mayor will be whittled down in the petitioning process.

If you vote in Chicago and are undecided about the mayoral race, it's ok... you can sign petitions for more than one candidate for any office: Rickey Hendon, Fioretti, DelValle,  Rev. Meeks, Danny Davis, Dock Walls...whoever! Petition deadline is in late November.  Candidates must get the signatures of 12,500 registered voters to get on the ballot.

Don't forget, the election for mayor and other city candidates is February.  On Nov. 2, Illinois voters elect a U.S. Senator , governor and lieutenant governor, along with state reps and many state senators. Rickey urges all to get out and vote Democratic!  If times are bad now, they could only get worse under Republican leadership, he says.