Bernard Stone
Bernard "Berny" L. Stone (born November 24, 1927) was alderman of the 50th Ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois. The 50th ward encompasses part of Chicago's far North Side and includes the West Ridge, West Rogers Park and Peterson Park neighborhoods. First elected to the Council in 1973, Stone was also the second longest-serving alderman (after Edward M. Burke). Stone was also Vice Mayor of the City of Chicago from 1998 to 2011. Stone was a member of the "Vrdolyak 29" who were politically opposed to Mayor Harold Washington, Chicago's first black mayor. Stone was a protagonist in a protracted legal conflict with the neighboring suburb of Evanston in 1993–1994. Employees of Stone's 2007 re-election campaign were convicted of vote fraud in 2010.
Read more about Bernard Stone: Education, Early Attempts At Elected Office, 1973 Campaign For Alderman, The Republican Years (1987–1990), "Berny's Wall", Sleeping in Council Chambers, Campaign Employees Convicted of Vote Fraud, Committees, Loss in 2011 Run-off, Political Philosophy, Personal Life
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