Edwin Eisendrath served as the alderman of the 43rd ward of Chicago, serving the Lincoln Park area. In October 1993, he resigned to become the administrator for the Region V office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Chicago, one of HUD's largest and busiest. He is currently Vice President of Academic Affairs for Kendall College. He announced a challenge in the Democratic Party primary against incumbent Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich in December 2005. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Lincoln Park is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The name may be used to describe Lincoln Park as a community on the citys north side; Lincoln Park, the park primarily within that community; or the zoo within the parks southern area. ... The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, often abbreviated HUD, is a Cabinet department of the United States government. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... Rod R. Blagojevich ( ▶ (help· info), born December 10, 1956) is an American politician from the state of Illinois. ...