Sunday, February 08, 2009

O'Hare secrets to spill?

The Chicago Sun-Times Carol Marin has some interesting thoughts about the second indictment of Rod Blagojevich's pal Christopher Kelly. An O'Hare Airport contract of Kelly's roofing firm is at the heart of the latest federal accusation against the man who has already pleaded guilty to tax charges.

And former Blago chief of staff John Harris, who unlike Kelly is cooperating with the feds, used to work for Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. Harris was deeply involved with O'Hare during the time when Kelly's alleged crimes took place.

Although Chicago has no mineral wealth, the city's main airport is the closest thing to a treasure mine within its borders. It supplies jobs (including patronage positions), contracts, and leases that add up to a kingly fortune.

Related posts:

O'Hare Modernization Program is now the O'Hare Pork Program

Ex-Blago fundraiser Kelly charged with money laundering

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3 comments:

  1. Joe Lake12:35 PM

    Who's gonna' take the Fifth this time?

    Former Gov. Blago came through the IL 5th CD on a fast track to be governor.

    Don Rose writes about the March 3rd IL 5th CD primary in Chicago Daily Observer Feb. 3, 2009.

    "Who wants to Take the Fifth?.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/IL5thCD/message/230

    Joe Lake, Bucktown

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  2. Chivitis5:46 PM

    MP: thank you! Keep hammering our corrupt, diminutive despot Daley.

    May Blagojevich, Harris, and Kelly sing the sweetest of harmonies and Patrick Fitzgerald realize his greatest triumph: a Daley indictment.

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  3. Jim Roper4:45 PM

    Remember what Richard M. Daley
    had done to Meigs Field in the not
    too distant past???

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