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Are you saying Governors have no power over the cities that reside in their state?

From 1977 to 2003 Republicans were in control of Illinois executive office. 26 years in a row.

From 1972 to 1991, Jon Burge running the show as Chicago police commander.

Are you trying to say that Republican governors had no power to investigate/curtail the evil that was brewing under his leadership?

hehe.

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They have very little. The CPD is managed by the city which is under Democratic machine politics rule.

If you're downvoting, is it because of the "machine politics" expression, or because the person's point is invalid? It seems like a valid counterpoint to the statement that the CPD was not, in fact, influenced by the Republican governor.

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