- Joseph Acevedo
Joseph "Joe" Acevedo is the brother of
Edward Acevedo , Democratic member of theIllinois House of Representatives , representing the 2nd district since 1995.Early life
Joseph Acevedo was born in 1954 and raised in
Chicago .2007 Election Campaign
Joseph Acevedo was a candidate for the office of 25th Ward Alderman of Chicago on February 27, 2007. He was one of five candidates vying to unseat the current Alderman
Daniel Solis . During the campaign Joe Acevedo did not make any public appearances regarding his candidacy. He did receive 291 votes giving him 4.25% of the total vote count putting him in 6th place. [ [http://chicagoelections.com/wdlevel3.asp?elec_code=65 On ] ]Disability Pay Controversy
The "
Chicago Sun-Times " broke a story in October 2006 that Joseph Acevedo for two years, has been living on disability pay because he says he hurt his back trying to remove a pipe while working for the city water department. His doctor said he could go back to work last January 2006, though in a less physically demanding job.But Joseph Acevedo Jr. remained off -- collecting $3,600 a month from taxpayers -- because the city hasn't found him a new job. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20061020/ai_n16805544]
"I can't go back to the same job. I'm just waiting for a job to open up," Acevedo told a reporter before slamming the door of his Southwest Side apartment. Acevedo, is among dozens of workers collecting disability payments from the city for months -- sometimes years -- after doctors cleared them to return to work in less-strenuous jobs, a "Chicago Sun-Times" investigation has found.
External links
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20061020/ai_n16805544] "Healthy, but paid to stay home: Injured workers left waiting for" - "Chicago Sun-Times"
* [http://www.nearwestgazette.com/Archive/0207/Newsstory02073.htm] "Hot 25th Ward race features six challengers against incumbent" - "The Gazette"References
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