About the only Chicagoan who comes out looking good in Ryan Lizza’s recent New Yorker profile of Barack Obama (yeah, it’s in the issue with the cover) is Fourth Ward alderman Toni Preckwinkle.

She’s depicted as a person of independence, integrity, and selfless dedication to her community—one of the few politicians or activists in town who’s not a sellout, hack, or Daley suck-up.