Alderman Manny Flores officially became a cheerleader for the 2016 bid today when he backed off his own legislation to protect Chicago taxpayers from unlimited exposure from the 2016 bid and introduced an Olympics_Oversight_Ordinance. He has apparently forgotten his earlier bill, introduced to the City Council at its June meeting. That bill, which had 11 …
As reported in Progress Illinois and WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight”: This month, Tribune business columnist David Greising has written two pieces urging more disclosure on the part of Chicago’s Olympic bid committee and, in doing so, spurred a lengthy editorial from his paper on the topic. On Friday, he appeared on Chicago Tonight’s “Week in Review” …
Thanks to our friends at Chicago Clout… And the song has already made news! Sing Along: Same ol’ names makin’ headlines Same ol’ crew stealin’ from the kitty Slitherin’ snakes through departments of our city Mayor Richie Daley tells us wrong from right It’s hard to do when he’s on the next flight He’s hangin’ …
He hasn’t asked for it, but we are awarding long-time political consultant and commentator Don Rose an honorary No Games Chicago membership for his August 17 column for the Daily Observer. A few weeks back an old friend called to say he could get me $25,000 from Very Important People if I would “blog in …
As reported from the Chicago Tribune’s online blog “Clout Street” – Mayor Daley’s Chicago 2016 panel has no problem with committee member Michael Scott’s role developing a for-profit real estate project near a planned Olympic venue, according to a statement the organization released Tuesday night. Scott met with Olympic bid officials Tuesday to explain his …
As reported by the Chicago Tribune online: A veteran City of Chicago building inspector was arrested today on a charge of pocketing $1,000 from a contractor who was cooperating with authorities in an ongoing bribery probe. Jose Hernandez approved electrical wiring, plumbing and ventilation work at a single-family residence on South Throop Street even though …
Scott, Michael J. 18620 Cedar Ave Country Club Hills, IL 60478 Occupation: Project Executive Employer: Louis Jones Enterprises Inc. $1,500.00 2/19/2007 Individual Contribution Richard M Daley Campaign Comm Louis Jones Company Profile click link below: http://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/company.cfm?company=726322 Mayor Daley’s Contributions Mayor Richard M. Daley has become a fundraising juggernaut. In the eight weeks leading up to …
To all those organizations who signed the so-called Community Benefits Agreement (see a copy here) – what were you thinking? HERE is the real beneficiary of the Olympics – Michael Scott and his cronies. Oh, wait – he was the one who negotiated the benefits agreement with you. We at No Games hope all those …
As reported in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago has awarded contracts totaling $11.17 million to two politically connected firms for the demolition work on the Michael Resse Hospital site. Let’s see, $86 million to purchase, $11 million for demo work plus $1.3 million for site control plus tens of millions for clean-up. Can we now all …