Some African-American Aldermen Say They Feel ‘Disrespected’ By Duckworth

By Lauren Chooljian
Illinois Senate U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth D-Ill., speaks after she won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate against Andrea Zopp, former president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League and state Sen. Napoleon Harris in the Democratic primary, Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Chicago.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth D-Ill., speaks after she won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate against Andrea Zopp, former president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League and state Sen. Napoleon Harris in the Democratic primary, Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh / AP
Illinois Senate U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth D-Ill., speaks after she won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate against Andrea Zopp, former president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League and state Sen. Napoleon Harris in the Democratic primary, Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Chicago.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth D-Ill., speaks after she won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate against Andrea Zopp, former president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League and state Sen. Napoleon Harris in the Democratic primary, Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh / AP

Some African-American Aldermen Say They Feel ‘Disrespected’ By Duckworth

By Lauren Chooljian
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Some African-American aldermen in Chicago say they feel disrespected by U.S. Senate Candidate Tammy Duckworth.

Alderman Roderick Sawyer says it’s not that he’s anti-Duckworth. It’s that she ignored the black community in the run up to the primary - an electorate that he says she will need for the November election. So he says members of the city and state legislative black caucuses will be boycotting a unity breakfast for Duckworth.