Politics in Chicago frequently is a rough-and-tumble affair but rarely does a campaign literally draw blood.

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Politics in Chicago frequently is a rough-and-tumble affair but rarely does a campaign literally draw blood.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-state-representative-stapler-attack-met-20160318-story.html

Campaign squabble turns violent; state rep.'s daughter charged

That's what happened in the primary campaign, when an altercation turned violent, resulting in the firing of a staple gun to the face, a broken nose, stitches and a grab of the groin, Cook County prosecutors say.

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The squabble started when the incumbent's daughter and her boyfriend drew the attention of her mother's challenger by stapling campaign posters outside his campaign headquarters and ended with the challenger's face streaked with blood and a gash on the forehead, authorities say.


Prosecutors accused Jessica Soto and Bradley Fichter, both 26, of attacking Zwolinski on March 6 outside his campaign headquarters in the 800 block of North Ashland Avenue. Soto and Fichter were stapling pro-Cynthia Soto campaign posters to a nearby building when Zwolinski and his girlfriend drove past, jumped out of his car and approached the pair. An argument ensued.