Dick Mell Still Runs The 33Rd Ward

• Sun-Times Media
• Dick Mell still throwing his weight around in his old ward.

Dick Mell may have stepped down from his job as alderman, but he’s hardly given up his clout in the 33rd Ward.

All fine and well, except that Dick Mell happens to head that particular organization. In fact, it’s not a stretch to say that Dick Mell is the 33rd Ward Regular Democratic Organization.

Supporters of the former Alderman Mell also helped get the new Alderman Mell on the ballot for this election. Dennis Sharkey, the 33rd Ward Democratic Committee cotreasurer, hit the streets for signatures, records show. So did Nick Carusi, a former vice president of the Albany Park Chamber of Commerce who also used to campaign for the former alderman.

Deb Mell’s two opponents for alderman are trying to make this election a lot tougher while her father is revving up the 33rd Ward Democratic machine to send them away.