Nice as the process is in the 49th Ward, it's largely used to give the ward's residents a say in detailed infrastructure improvements, such as where a street light should be installed or where bike lanes should go. The tell in this prank is the link to the participatory budgeting process. What made this April Fool's Day prank plausible and it is a prank is that the link at the end of the post directed readers to the 49th Ward's participatory budgeting process page, in which Moore polls his constituency on how to best improve the infrastructure in the 49th. But aldermen have been known to change their minds, even Joe Moore.īut Moore is one of those aldermen who tends to stick to his principles this was the man who also successfully had foie gras banned in Chicago for a couple of years. Joe Moore the chief sponsor of the Big Box Ordinance that set a minimum living wage for retail employees that specifically targeted Wal-Mart?" Why, yes he was (and Mayor Daley vetoed that legislation). To the casual reader, this certainly does. One of the things that makes a great April Fool's prank work is the ability to make it seem plausible : " That can't happen - can it?". Now that we're done congratulating ourselves with the " Little Hawaii" post that many of you bought into hook, line and sinker yesterday, we want to hip you to what we thought was the most plausible April Fool's Day prank of the day, which probably had more than a fair share of 49th Ward residents shouting, "WTF?!?!?!" when they received it in their email, Below is a screengrab from. Rogers Park Wal-Mart April Fool's Joke Yesterday's Big Winner By Chuck Sudo in News on 7:00PM
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