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So whats your point little Mick ? People give money. Campaigns cost money. Do you want publicly financed elections ? Go to England.

Milan + Devine + Egan = Coverup Artists for Daley. Bad, Bobby, bad, bad, bad. Bobby's a BAAAAAAAAAAAAD boy. Hmmmmm. Howie plays for the 'right' team, don't he? That's some heavy duty playas he's got toting his baggage - Daley, Rush, Stroger, etc., all these names sound vaguely fami-liar, as in a family of liars. Way to go, Howard. Uht ohhhhhh! Larry's got himself some rich friends, looking to get themselves a little insider assistance, aka protection insurance, juuuuuuust in case they might, in the future, need a sympathetic ear, to avoid all those pesky, expensive legal entanglements which may arise, should there be, for the first time in living memory, an honest prosecuting attorney, here, in Crook County. What's Carol been up to, retiring so 'suddenly', and attempting to hand her elected office over to her wealthy pals' little tulip? And Tommy Allen. Alderman Tommy Allen. Gazillions, huh? That sounds like a lot of money. I wonder how much of that Tommy will be pocketing, after he loses this 'race'? And, was that the plan all along? As for Anita, well, I do hope she works well with others, not that she hasn't proven that already, having so much access to the knowledge that, were she a truly honest individual, could have come in handy to Fitzgerald, were she to avail herself of the protections of the various Whistleblower legislations. But that would take guts, and a commitment to honest government. I wonder how the machine is going to reimburse Mister Brewer? For being a good and loyal trooper, putting himself up as their shill, black candidate, just like Brown and Walls were? Shilling to ensure that those black voters, who don't cotton to Brookins, won't give their votes to no white man. Yep, it's tough, even for the expert tricksters of the Crook County Democratic Machine, to conceal the natures of so many sow's ears. But they try, yes, indeed, they try. Crook County State's Attorney. Is it possible that the Crook County Democratic Machine also thinks this is a very important office?

So, what's YOUR point? We all already know that you're taking your break, from your gig running errands for the 'big boys', they're all still on their lunch 'hours'. C'mon, big fella, let's hear some of that famous oreo wisdom.

So it looks like the non-elected officials in the race are substantially self financing, while the professional politicians are tapping organized labor and special interest groups. I am surprsed that nobody is reporting on the help that Allen is getting from the former vote fraud felon Coalition for Better Government group, and the Governor under the radar as well. I suspect thatgiven the track record, and the recent poll numbers, those are two endorsements he has chosen to leave off his web page. I can't say that I blame him. When Larry Suffredin loses this race; how many addtional "conflicts of interest" have been created by this campaign which wll have him ducking for cover on County Board votes? If he takes a duck on too many more votes, Stroger may actually end up taking more votes than Larry does, and he only gets to vote in case of a tie. The big question is; what is the over/under on how much of the $600K Dr. Gomez will actually allow to be spent? Will it make any difference at all?

".....while the professional politicians are tapping organized labor and special interest groups." You forgot to mention the financial support they're receiving from incumbent office holders, directly or, more commonly, indirectly, unless you included them in the category of "...special interest groups.". The biggest question is: Will enough citizens see the immense potential in Peraica, regardless of his being a Repulsive Republican, for the aggressive and passionate investigation, indictment, and prosecution of the many criminals currently conducting their criminal enterprises within Crook County, under cover of the Democratic Machine controlled State's Attorney's office?

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.....And you LEMMINGS make this AHOLE as sacred as Jesus Christ, Respectfully. BOY, Would I LOVE to see the media get down on this prick extrodinaire. Especially if his spouse's religion is connected with some SW side front group-like abomination.

Now, aren't you the pot calling the kettle black. What would you be spouting, were it not for the events of 9-11? Something dependably ignorant and vile, no doubt. 'Cause that's the kind of munchkin you are. You might want to stock up on 'adult' diapers, you can peddle them, to all your fellow munchkins, 'cause, if Peraica gets in, they'll be shitting and pissing all over themselves more than they usually do. And you'll need some source of income, to supplement the overly generous, but still hopefully meager, unemployment comp you'll be getting. And, as you seem to have deliberately forgotten, it's not Christ we need as our County State's Attorney, quite the opposite, as far as the Democratic Machine will be concerned with. Lay waste to the thieves and rascals, Tony, bring new meaning to the phrase 'What goes around, comes around'. Oh, and was that a Freudian slip you made, ie., ".... get down on this prick extrodinaire."? Seems like you've got a not so secret anymore crush on Tony. I trust he's not interested.

re This is the Truth Funny stuff. And you were even generous enough to use your own self portrait.

I admire Alvarez for putting her own money into this. It doesn't look like she is going to owe anyone anything if and when she is elected State's Attorney. That's refreshing. I would say the same about Milan but he seems bought and paid for by Devine.

It should be noted that these D-2 reports do not include any money donated after December 31. So if any of Larry Suffredin's past or present clients (such as the gaming or tobacco indrustries, both of whom have used Suffredin as a lobbyist) gave Suffredin the big bucks he needed for those YV commercials of his, it would not qappear on this report.

How can Howard Brookins take money from Elzie Higginbottom? This is the rip off artist who burnt people in his own building and was the management company at 69 West Washington? He should be in jail

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" 'gazillions' from various carpenters, boilermakers, and other unions" Mick, can you find gazillions in the dictionary for us ? Exactly how many zeros are in a gazillion ? Is this a term you encourage your Columbia College students to use ? One you learned at Matchbook Cover U ? Or just a red-herring to try to sling mud ?

Maybe he read Cecil's column: http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mgazilli.html

A complex problem with that rare of all things, a simple solution. Elect Tony Peraica as our next State's Attorney. Then, watch as the rats get caught in the traps only he has the desire to set.

Elect someone who defended some bastard who SLASHED the nun's tires, Had a volunteer call Liz Gorman a vile "c" word. Boy, they should blacklist many of these seditionists. Now, Terrorism is STILL a big concern. And if they find any shady connections, LIKE IT OR NOT, Tony CAN'T escape his spouse's indirect woe if it EVER becomes a reality. And GOD FORBID they use something similar to the film "The Siege", THEN Tony will need adult diapers. And FURTHERMORE, Frank Coconuts......Stfu.

Union-Busters For Suffredin Hey, SEIU! THIS is your guy??? Berghoff, Carolyn Occupation: event caterer Employer: Self $1,000.00 12/19/2007 to Suffredin for Cook County

Mick, thanks for your coverage of campaign finance. You missed some Steans money for Suffredin: Smith, Leo & Heather Steans Occupation: Non-Profit Administrator Employer: Birth to Five 5348 N. Lakewood Avenue $2,500.00 11/15/2007 to Suffredin for Cook County Heather must have been feeling real confident & real flush to be worrying about her next County States Attorney late last year.

Remember everybody, Suffredin's lobbying activities have NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with his part-time job as County Commissioner or his race for State's Attorney! OK? Nursepower Services Corp 9715 Southwest Hwy Oak Lawn, IL 60453 $800.00 12/6/2007 to Suffredin for Cook County http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/lobbyist/

Just because the dope you've been taking has been prescribed, by your psychiatrist, doesn't mean you can swallow as many pills as you please. Crank back on the crank. That will reduce your delusions to those natural to your mind.

Hey mick! how ya been man! Damn those corrupt politicians! lol george

How could Tom Allen take money for the corrupt racist munchkin Terry Teele?

Did you notice that Brookins Committe paid over $5000 to his law firm for rent. I wonder if that is the same office space the firm is being evicted from for not paying rent to the landlord.

I was surprised to read that Ms. Steans publicly denied the 750K spending figure. Looks like the Pioneer reporter only checked with the State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections only monitors contributions on state and local candidates and committees. I also think she missed the PAC money and only looked at individual contributions. If you check out the Federal Election Commission or the sites that report its data (like opensecrets.org) you will find 179K+ of contributions from Heather Steans that are NOT included in the Illinois State Board of Elections disclosures. I'm attaching a LIST. This list is interesting for 4 reasons. First, it adds nearly $180K more to the total spread around. Which I think is over $1Million in Illinois state campaign contributions. Which makes the denial of the 750 K even more of a lie. Second -- And this is a separate story, it gives a chronology of Steans's actual occupation -- required for federal contributions but not for state ones -- that does not quite match the picture of "professional policy analyst." It looks like Ms. Steans's last fulltime job was at least 7 years, maybe a decade ago. Her "public school" experience the Trib touts was over a decade ago. Most years since she variously lists herself as unemployed, a homemaker, "occupation/employer" being "n/a", or, in candor, saying she is a volunteer on boards. Or, on good self-esteem days, a "philanthropist." And we all know what "consultant" means LOL. So, assuming she was honest when she filled out the forms you have to fill out when you make a federal contribution, she has been an unemployed homemaker since Bill Clinton left the White House. I have nothing against homemakers, my mom was one. But my moms doesn't claim to be some economics and policy expert. All I'm say is it's not quite the fairytale her literature or the Tribune endorsement weaves. Third -- Weird how sometimes in a span of a few months, sometimes even a few days, she lists different employers/occupations. Sends one check, says one thing, then a little later, another check, says another. Trying to make a trail harder to follow? Or just the fault of the recordkeeping of the recipient committee. It sorta looks like once a committee has you listed one way they tend to draw on that past data. The employment history is also interesting when you match up the entries to the time period on the Illinois State Board of Elections sites where Leo Smith lists his position, for years, as a lobbyist or director of the Birth-to-5 PAC. But the PAC pays him no salary. So.... Heather didn't work. And Leo didn't bring home a paycheck. In fact, he was a major funder of the PAC. How do you do that when you have no income? To be fair, some of the PAC money was originally Irving Harris's as well. # 4 -- What is interesting is how these folks divvy up the campaign $$. Heather gives the high visibility federal bucks to good liberals. She has Leo (they have a joint checking account she admits) do most of the giving to state candidates, but again mainly Dems. When they want to give to Republicans on the downlow they use the PAC. It's a pretty clear division. Basically, it looks like neither of these folks have held what most folks would consider a real job in years. The only apparent source of income is Heather's family money (I hear Leo comes from a very middle-class background). So life consists of going to board meetings and political fundraisers and having people fawn over you for writing checks that to them are big money but to you are chump change (except for the half-mil WBEZ donation, which is not a political contriution but probably more important than all the others combined, because it buys one's way into the hearts and minds of the media establishment and the liberals). Nice work, if you can get it! I am not saying being rich is not legit. Better they not work than take away a job from someone who needs it. And on the one hand, if you have the money and to choose to devote your time to pro bono activities, that's extremely cool. Our nonprofits depend on people like Steans doing that. But don't try and parlay that into some kind of amazing "professional background." But, if "to whom much is given, much is expected" has any meaning, at most Steans has done what is expected. She has had nothing but free time the entire time Bush has been President. If she is such a policy godsend, and so devoted to the community, I'd like to see one paper she's published, one speech delivered outside a crowd of the well-heeled, one single letter to the editor on any issue. Anything that challenges the current system or power structure. Some might say it looks more like a decade of resume-padding and high-end palm-greasing, and a well-planned, long-incubated project. Best of luck to you. A friend

CONG. JAN SCHAKOWSKY,AKA MRS.ROBERT CREAMER(YES,THAT ROBERT CREAMER) IS MAKING A BID TO BECOME POLITICAL BOSS OF THE NORTH SIDE ,INCLUDING THE LAKEFRONT! STEANS IS HER PUPPET, AND SHE EVEN PREVAILED ON HER GOOD FRIEND SEN.CAROL RONEN TO STEP ASIDE, IN ORDER FOR STEANS TO HAVE A SEAT FOR JAN TO BEQUETH HER!NORTH SIDE VOTERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEND THE PROGRESSIVE "B0SS" A MESSAGE RE: TALKING OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF HER MOUTH BY NOT ONLY VOTING FOR JOHN NOCITA AGAINST HER FOR CONGRESS, BUT TO DEFEAT JAN FURTHER BY VOTING AGAINST HER STOOGES, STEANS AND SILVERSTEIN.

whoa, try decaf, Allen

rallying discontent with Schakowsky to bail out Stone? good luck with that put your name on your support of Nocita, big boy, and let's met back here & discuss, Wed Feb 6

DOESN'T JAN REALIZE STONE IS THE POWER BOSS ON THE NORTH SIDE! HE HAS SENIORITY! SHE SHOULD WAIT HER TURN LIKE STONE DID! SHE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO BE BOSS AFTER SHE IS 80!

Stone & Nocita are teaming up to overthrow a progressive power bloc? interesting strategy you guys must really be missing Noonan

This is very helpful information- thank you.

too bad about Anish, huh?

Ward superintendent charged with vote fraud January 29, 2008 BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter A ward superintendent handpicked by the City Council’s 80-year-old elder statesman, Ald. Bernard Stone (50th), was arrested Monday and charged--along with another man--with improperly steering primarily Indian and Pakistani voters toward absentee ballots for Stone. http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/763753,eapencharge012808.article

Precinct captain for Chicago Ald. Bernard Stone is charged with vote fraud in 2007 aldermanic election 50th Ward official and student are charged in probe By Gary Washburn, Tribune reporter, January 29, 2008 A member of Ald. Bernard Stone's political organization who also serves as the 50th Ward's Streets and Sanitation Department superintendent was charged Monday following an investigation into alleged vote fraud in last year's aldermanic election. Anish Eapen, 37, of the 7500 block of North California Avenue, faces charges of official misconduct, absentee ballot fraud and mutilation of election materials, officials said. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-50tharrestsjan29,0,2449097.story

gosh i hope all was not glum at the 50th club last nite don't worry about Anish, maybe he can make some kind of deal

So that's how Bernie stole this particular election. It was amusing to see Stone complain about the 'invasion of privacy' issue, as in his protestations against anyone asking anyone who they voted for and what, if any, efforts or actions were brought to bear that 'influenced' their votes. How else does one determine if illegal vote frauds were committed, if not by investigating, as in asking relevant questions? But Bernie knows all this, his objections and allegations are the stuff made of crocodile tears. As phony a baloney as you'll find, though we are cursed with a substantial number of phony baloneys.