Joseph Acevedo

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Joseph "Joe" Acevedo is the brother of Edward Acevedo, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 2nd district since 1995.

1 Early life
2 2007 Election Campaign
3 Disability Pay Controversy
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Early life

Joseph Acevedo was born in 1954 and raised in Chicago.

[edit] 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.^[1]

Year	Winner	Votes	Pct	Opponent	Votes	Pct	Opponent	Votes	Pct	Opponent	Votes	Pct	Opponent	Votes	Pct	Opponent	Votes	Pct	Opponent	Votes	Pct
25th Ward Alderman for the City of Chicago
2007	Daniel Solis	3522	51.4%	Cuahutemoc Morfin	1535	22.4%	Juan M Soliz	627	9.2%	Martha Padilla	550	8.0%	Aaron del Valle	329	4.8%	Joe D Acevedo	219	4.3%	Ambrosio Medrano	Disqualified	Votes Not Counted

[edit] 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.^[2]

"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.

[edit] External links

[1] "Healthy, but paid to stay home: Injured workers left waiting for" - Chicago Sun-Times
[2] "Hot 25th Ward race features six challengers against incumbent" - Gazette Newspaper