6.01.2008

Ah, Chicago: Where it's all right there


It's hard to miss Barbara O'Connor's face on a drive through North Side neighborhoods, where her real estate signs beckon buyers to "find your way home."



In the last decade she has built a thriving business selling houses and condos, many of which couldn't have been built without zoning changes the developers sought from the 40th Ward alderman—her husband, Patrick O'Connor....



Patrick O'Connor said his wife's success has nothing to do with developers' dependence on his approval.

[From He zones. She sells. And it's legal. -- Wages and Pensions, Patrick O'Connor -- chicagotribune.com]



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