Then again, what we don't need is what Stroger has offered in terms of leadership. He runs a government that spits in the eye of the taxpayers who support it. It is an 8th Ward fiefdom in which friends, relatives and precinct workers get high-paying, often six-figure jobs whether they have credentials to do the work or not.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on July 2, 2008.

The 7th Ward alderman told the radio station that it is unfair to charge some people the fee and not others, noting that those who can afford it -- passengers in first and business class -- do not have to pay it.Jackson also told the station that American is going against its own usage agreement with the city.

Published by NBC 5 on May 28, 2008.