George Blakemore has been a constant figure at Chicago's City Hall for more than 30 years.

But he's not a politician.

Instead he attends Chicago City Council meetings --and other Chicago public gatherings -- where he comments on proceedings, representing the public as a watchdog.

He's often dressed in colorfu, paint-splattered abstract clothing which he designs.

"He sees himself as a representative of citizens who are not in the room and who maybe don't understand government as well as he does," said ABC-7 Chicago political analyst Laura Washington.

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