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Maybe even a request for a new opportunity to provide a response?
I was curious that Blago's disclosure didn't list any payments to Sam Adam Jr. Maybe he's paid through Genson.
He can't appoint himself b/c of incompatability of office and because a part of the impeachment vote will bar him from holding future public office in Illinois (thank god!).
If this happens, it will be interesting to see if Daddy Mell then tries to slate her in 2 years to run for re-election. I doubt even he would be that bold but who knows...
Sounds crazy but you heard it here first!
I do feel sorry for his kids. Grandpa Mel will help out. The question is will he help the Governor?
Here's one plausible scenario:
Impeachment proceedings begin on the 26th. The governor and defense keep claiming how unfair the process is. Then, the day or days before the vote gets scheduled the Governor holds a press conference declaring he is "stepping aside" and that he pleads with the public to give him sometime to defend himself. Obviously, he will call for the senate to suspend the impeachment proceedings while he does this. His intention will be to turn the tables on the Senate and make them look like they are prosecuting him needlessly.
In the end this wont work but it will be entertaining.
But it's been his choice, not ours. At this point, we can only hope he implodes sooner rather than later.
With regard to the race in the 5th, and I have to add that I know nothing about the race itself or much about the candidates:
The campaign video was nicely done. The testimonials were very effective. Defnitely designed to nip any criticisms before they even start. As a matter of fact, there were a few points that were raised in the film Tom B. linked to, which some Voters could think/say were addressed or quashed by the campaign video. That in itself is interesting not knowing which came first.
The second video was good, too.
No doubt this will be an interesting one to watch.
Does Blagojevich really lose his pension if he resigns? Wasn't he vested after 8 yrs as a legislator?
What about pension and healthcare from his D.C. service years?
I hate to get all tinfoil hat, but this is Blago we're talking about. I could see this being true, and CCIL is cutting the cord with Patti now because they don't believe the Governor has enough power to rescind another grant.
Just sayin'...
Sara Feigenholtz has burned far too many bridges to win this fight. She's just not a very nice person, in my experience. And it seems like it's amateur hour over at her campaign office!
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/1367193,p...
It included this heartbreaking quote:
"The charity won’t say how much Blagojevich has raised. But it has collected $10,000 to $15,000 in each of the past three months — the same as it did before she started, said president William Good."
And this:
"[... former ED] McIntyre said she hired Blagojevich. She said she didn’t need — or seek — approval from the entire board, whose members include Fred Lebed. Lebed runs a lobbying firm with Roland Burris, whom the governor appointed to Obama’s Senate seat. Lebed has said he had nothing to do with Blagojevich getting hired. McIntyre left the charity shortly after hiring Blagojevich [...]"
It states that Gary Chico was the one who recommended Patti for the job. It also implies that they might have been trying to get J.B. Pritzker to give money to CCIL in exchange for some sort of consideration for the senate seat.
Entry level salaries are still low (where aren't they?), which accounts for some of the anecdotal salary info reported here, but senior fundraisers often command low 6-figure salaries.
Patti wasn't a senior fundraiser, of course. That's what raises my eyebrows.
Also: CCIL's stable revenues during her first three months is not unusual. It takes time for even a seasoned fundraiser to get to know donors and for donors to respond with gifts.
The report filings are usually 1 - 2 years behind, but that's par for the course on any sunshine database covering the charitable sector.
Early into each report, you'll find the names and salaries of the three highest compensated employees, which provides a good point of comparison to what Patti Blagojevich was paid.
Can anyone explain why part of the board is in a related org, 18th an Wabash d/b/a "The Studios." Is that a spinoff SRO project?
Thanks for the AG link. I had already reviewed the 990 via Guidestar, but the audit was new. Unfortunately, neither document contains much info on government grants, other than lump amount combining federal, state, and city grants. And as you said, that's from 2005-2006.
Many non-profits publish an annual report/newsletter that lists donors with their respective donation group (ie,
Anyway, I just want to know what the State of IL gave the past two years before Patti's hiring and what, if anything CCIL received in the past 8 months (covering a few months before Patti's hire). CCIL doesn't publish a stratified donor list (ie, grouped by donation ranges), so the amount received from the State is unknown.
Bringing some of the parent organization's board members to the new board helps with stabilization and mission alignment. It's not at all unusual.
Your key word is "maybe". You'll need $100,000.
Few senior staff and npo leaders working for Chicago-area non profits failed to note CCIL's hiring of Ms. Blagojevich. It is unusual for someone to go from a career as a wildly successful commercial and private real estate broker to a senior level development position. That is not the usual career path. So when the position and the salary were announced it was clear that something was not right. CCIL has in my opinion made several questionable decisions including the move to sell its Greektown property to well-known and politically well-positioned property developers. The board's decision to assume a $25 million debt for construction of a new facility and the staff level decision to put Ms. B. in the fundraising role--all look very bad.
I despair of the increasing influence of influential Chicago and State leaders in the non profit sector. It has been building for some time as more of the State's work is being delivered by non profits. Other evidence of curruption include earmarks to single person
501(c)(3) agencies incapable of delivering services and corporate sponsorship table purchase deals that are really tribute payments, contracts and awards based on agreements to support major pending athletic projects.
Even if it gets a shelter built--this kind of service isn't really helping anybody.
Yes, she has a temper - but I have only see her apply to to incompetents and persons who go back on their word. I hope that isn't the basis for your opinion of her, Undercover.
Amateurs at her campaign office? These are the Obama kids, the new faces to politics that the 2008 election activated. Be patient with them...
The Blago's have become the Illinois version of the Cheap Laughs family of Monty Python fame.
google Becky Caroll (which someone mentioned on this
site some days ago) and Feigenholtz and the first article up is
from Roll Call, which details that Michael Rendina from Bill Foster run is there and the they have hired AKP & D for
media and message. and more. if these are still in, they
are not rookies.