Article: Pucinski says Savage `straying'

Aurelia Pucinski, slated by former Mayor Harold Washington as the Democratic candidate for Circuit Court clerk, said Monday that U.S. Rep. Gus Savage (D-Chicago) is straying from the late mayor's legacy by opposing her candidacy.

A day after Savage vowed in a radio broadcast to work against Pucinski's campaign, Pucinski said, "You cannot be talking about the legacy of Harold Washington" and at the same time fighting candidates endorsed by the mayor shortly before his death last month.

Savage said in his speech that he is a staunch supporter of Harold Washington.

Two of Savage's opponents in the 2nd Congressional District race, state Sen. Emil Jones Jr. (D-Chicago) and community ...

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