 Mayor Washington endorsed 18 incumbent aldermen and 5 challengers , including Shiller . Washington appeared at a joint rally with Shiller at which she announced her candidacy . Kaszak was endorsed by the Chicago Sun @-@ Times , the Independent Voters of Illinois @-@ Independent Precinct Organization ( IVI @-@ IPO ) , the National Organization for Women ( NOW ) , the American Federation of State , County and Municipal Employees ( AFSCME ) , and former aldermen William Singer and Dick Simpson . The Chicago Tribune endorsed Orbach . Shiller charged that Orbach catered to developers , displacing people in the wake of rehabilitation that priced housing out of the reach of many , and said she wanted community zoning boards , with their decisions binding on the alderman . Shiller charged that most of Orbach 's campaign war chest was from developers and regular Democrats outside the ward . 
