Defeated candidate sues for libel over brochure

Two Chicago Democrats are accused in a libel suit of producing abrochure for Republican Cook County Commissioner Carl Hansen thatfalsely called a political challenger a "slumlord," "tax cheat" and"flesh peddler."

The brochure attacking plaintiff Mike Olszewski was drawn up byVictor Santana, a Chicago Democrat who works for the County Tax Boardof Review and is married to the secretary of Hansen, a Mount ProspectRepublican.

Also involved was Gloria Chevere, a Chicago attorney and a hearingofficer for Secretary of State Jesse White. For their work, the twoasked that Hansen's friends donate $2,000 to a political action fundthat aids Democratic Puerto Rican candidates in …