The Chicago Tribune has more on the story, but here is a quick blurb:
Ald. Robert Fioretti, 2nd, said today he has cancer and will not run for mayor of Chicago, but will be running for re-election in his ward.
Fioretti said doctors told him he has cancer in his tonsils and he will undergo seven weeks of radiation and three sessions of chemotherapy, beginning a few days before Thanksgiving.
"It's tough words to hear. Nobody wants to hear that you are a member of a club nobody wants to be a member of," Fioretti said.
Best of luck to Bob!
(Hat Tip: ND!)
Firstly, I wish him a speedy recovery
ReplyDeleteI live in his ward and he's doing a hell of a job. Glad to hear the mayoral taint won't be in his immediate future . . . we need him focused on the South Loop where there's still lots of work to do. His plan for a grid-based garbage collection service is exactly the type of efficient, problem-solving I want to see coming from my alderman. Keep up the good work. Maybe he can work with the next mayor to repeal the lousy parking meter lease?
I wish the Fioretti best wishes for his recovery. But I wish to remind the previous commenter that Bob Fioretti voted in favor of the parking meters.
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