[5] After these defeats, in January 1957 the association promised a "constant battle of harassment" to ensure that all laws governing taverns were enforced.

[2] In February 1957, the course of monitoring one tavern to see if their complaint of illegal gambling had been effective, Pughsley and another GLABC member were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct.

[6] Pughsley and her colleague brought suit for civil rights violations, which the city settled for $500 immediately before trial.

In 1957 she joined with other organizations in calling for the Lawndale area to be designated for "conservation" as part of urban renewal, and urged assistance "in financing and enforcing the building code and other compliance with city ordinances".

[9] She ultimately left the urban renewal-focused GLCC, accusing it of "keeping the Negro begging" in order to maintain control over the neighborhood's Black population.

A Chicago Tribune investigation in 1974 accused the committee, including Pughsley, of simply putting on photo opportunities.

[15] In the general election held on November 18, 1969, Pughsley received 14,674 votes to Frank Stemberk's 15,825 and independent Joseph Policky's 3,306.

[18] A May 1970 writeup in the Chicago Tribune described Pughsley as a "quiet woman" who had recently scandalized the convention by "lashing out 'lawyers who cheat people in the ghetto'".

[22] On another hot-button topic, Pughsley voted in favor of abolishing capital punishment in Illinois, but this measure also failed by 54 to 50.