Dick Mell

After 40 years as the 33rd Ward boss, Dick Mell is out and Aaron Goldstein is in.

Former Blagojevich defense attorney Aaron Goldstein declared victory as 33rd Ward committeeman.

With final precincts reported, Dick Mell trails challenger Aaron Goldstein by fewer than 100 votes.

With two precincts still uncounted, Aaron Goldstein was leading Mell by 143 votes.

Some of the most contentious primary races are for committeeman. Who are these people?

Deb Mell responded: "I'm proud of every single vote I got. I don't know what they're talking about."

VOICEMAIL: "I noticed you had a [Tim] Meegan sign in your front lawn," she says in pitch for Deb Mell.

Kristen Crowell, of United Working Families, said she filed a complaint with the City Council watchdog.

Ald. Deb Mell's $300-a-month office gift from her father, Dick, appears to top contribution limits.

With the city to be dismissed from the Shakman Decrees, some mourned the end of patronage.

Andrade, a former aide to Dick Mell, easily bested a crowded field in the Democratic primary.

CPS closures, Ventra snafus overshadowed aldermanic shifts in the City Council as Rahm kept rolling.

The congressman's memoir, "Still Dreaming," is due out Oct. 7.

MARK KONKOL: The mayor's selection process "felt like a sham," Ald. Nicholas Sposato said.

The guitar craftsman wants to replace Ald. Mell and end the tradition of keeping power in the family.