Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew McKenna


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) czar   &middot;   &middot;  06:58, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Andrew McKenna

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No real notability is asserted here other than having run for office once and lost primary and serving as a state party chairman. This page has been a micro-stub for years and doesn't really appear it can be anything more than that and content is merely the pieces of trivia that he was a chairman once. Recommend delete. UnrepentantTaco (talk) 02:09, 31 May 2013 (UTC) [Edit reverted as per WP:BE and. Unscintillating (talk) 03:31, 24 June 2013 (UTC)]
 * CommentWhen this was WP:PRODded, I recommended AFD because I was not sure if a state party chairman position was notable enough to justify a WP article.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:38, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
 * KEEP. McKenna is a very prominent figure in Illinois business and politics, and has been for decades. He has been on the board of directors of McDonald's since 1991 and has been the non-executive Chairman since 2004.  He has also served on the board of Aon Corporation and is a director of Skyline Corporation. From McDonald's SEC filings: "He has served over the years on many civic, community and philanthropic boards and currently serves as a trustee of Ronald McDonald House Charities, Museum of Science and Industry and University of Notre Dame and as a director of Big Shoulders Fund of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago, Ireland Economic Advisory Board, Lyric Opera of Chicago and United Way of Metropolitan Chicago among others. Mr. McKenna is also the Founding Chairman of Chicago Metropolis 2020."  No question the stub needs a lot of work, but we don't delete stubs of notable people just because the article  needs work.-- DS1953 talk  21:49, 1 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. Evano1van(எவனோ ஓருவன்) 05:51, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Evano1van(எவனோ ஓருவன்) 05:51, 31 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, czar   &middot;   &middot;  05:43, 7 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Weak keep. Assorted sources do appear to exist to support the conclusion that he's an important business figure, and could be used to flesh out this article.  A 2012 profile in Crain's Chicago Business calls him "McDonald's power behind the throne" and says, "Mr. McKenna has been in the public eye for half a century. A fixture of Chicago's business and civic scene and former Mayor Richard M. Daley's kitchen cabinet, he spearheaded high-profile mayoral initiatives such as Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics. He's a director of the Chicago Bears, Aon Corp. and Skyline Corp., which makes mobile homes."  More shows up on GNews; there also seem to be a lot of results on HighBeam, for which, unfortunately, my account has expired. --Arxiloxos (talk) 13:20, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
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