Monday, May 23, 2005

Gov's wife, Patti Blagojevich, enjoys Illinois' "culture of sleaze"

Blair Hull, multi-million dollar commodities trader, ran unsuccessfully last year in the Democratic primary for the senate seat that eventually went to Barack Obama. Hull was leading in the polls, until allegations of wifebeating derailed his effort.

Blair is selling his home in the fashionable Lincoln Park neighborhood on Chicago's north side.

Dave McKinney of the Chicago Sun-Times has the details on Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich, and her sister, Deborah Mell, who are the listing agents for this home. The asking price is $3.05 million. Patti is a licensed real estate agent, according to McKinney, but that's where the good news ends for the embattled Blagojevich administration.

McKinney points out:

Blair Hull is the largest individual donor to Rod Blagojevich--over the years, he's donated $460,000 to Governor Rod.

Blagojevich made no endorsement in the 2004 Democratic senate primary, but according to McKinney, "the governor encouraged him to run and covertly worked on his behalf. "

Hull's ex-wife, Brenda Sexton, was--at Hull's persuasion--hired by the state to run Illinois' film office.

Patti's realty agency, River Realty, would likely earn a $60,000 commission if Hull's home is sold for the asking price.

Again, click here for the entire article.

Taking over in Springfield from the since-indicted Governor George Ryan, Blagovejich promised Illinoisans he would "end business as usual in Illinois." He lied.

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