Fire Fighters' Union Endorses Dunne in 48th Ward
Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 endorsed Joe Dunne for alderman in the 48th Ward.
The Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 of the International Association of Fire Fighters represents fire fighters and paramedics. The Chicago Fire Department is the largest in the Midwest.
“I am proud to receive the support of the Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2,” said
Dunne. “The brave men and women who serve as fire fighters are on the frontlines of ensuring public safety for Chicago.”
Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 endorsed Joe Dunne for alderman in the 48th Ward.
The Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 of the International Association of Fire Fighters
represents fire fighters and paramedics. The Chicago Fire Department is the largest in the
Midwest.
“I am proud to receive the support of the Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2,” said
Dunne. “The brave men and women who serve as fire fighters are on the frontlines of ensuring
public safety for Chicago.”
The Municipal Elections will be held February 28. Early voting has already begun in all wards.
Dunne has been endorsed by Alderman Harry Osterman, 48th, Cook County Commissioner
Bridget Gainer, 10th, former State Senator Heather Steans, former Alderman Mary Ann Smith,
48th, the Carpenters Union - Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council, the Chicago
Federation of Labor, the Chicago Laborers’ District Council;
Also, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Locals 9 and 134, the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council 25, the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied
Craft Works, the International Union of Operating Engineers Locals 150 and 399, the
Ironworkers District Council of Chicago and Vicinity and Plumbers Local 130 UA.
Dunne is vice president of Real Estate Development for Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation
and previously served as senior development manager for Holsten Real Estate Development
Corporation. Prior posts include district development coordinator/ deputy director for the Illinois
Medical District Commission as well as project administrator/ manager for the City of Chicago’s
Department of Planning and Development.
He received an M.B.A from the Kellogg School of Management in finance and real estate.
Dunne lives in the Edgewater home his parents bought and in which he was raised. He now
lives there with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children; Bridget, 15, Molly, 13, and Joe, 11.