Annisa Wanat confronts Ald. Mell over possible illegal donations
Ald. Deborah Mell (33rd) is being hit yet again over possible campaign finance impropriety. This time it’s from Annisa Wanat—hoping to oust Chicago’s only out lesbian alderman to get a chance at representing Albany Park, Avondale, Irving Park, North Center, North Park, and Ravenswood Manor neighborhoods.
At issue is an allegation by progressive group United Working Families. It denounced Mell for having accepted $3,600 last year from her predecessor father, former Ald. Dick Mell, in the form of rent for a campaign office at 3655 N. Kedzie Ave.
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