Billy Weinberg has carried out communications duties for Democratic elected officials and candidates in and around Chicago for more than 15 years. He served as the press secretary for U.S. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) from 1994 to 2002, during which time the Congressman emerged as a national leader in the fight for immigrants’ rights. He is a lifelong Cubs fan, an ailment that -- despite health care reform -- is still considered to be a pre-existing condition