A few good government jobs.(United Neighborhood Organization)

Many people connected with the United Neighborhood Organization, known as UNO, have landed top-level government appointments and jobs-some even while they're still working with UNO. Through them, this community organizing group has built a network of influential people with strong ties to city and state governments.

* As 25th Ward alderman and president pro tempore of the Chicago City Council, Daniel Solis is perhaps UNO's most successful alumnus. Solis co-founded the organization and served as its executive director for several years. In 1996, Daley appointed him to fill the 25th Ward seat vacated by indicted former Alderman Ambrosio Medrano. Solis has been …