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The [Thursday] PapersFor completists, there was no column on Wednesday. "A bombshell federal court document laying out a potential corruption case against retiring Ald. Danny Solis (25th) not only depicts a politician badly in debt - but one whose campaign funds appear to have been used for blatantly personal expenses," the Sun-Times reports. The 120-page affidavit obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times describes nearly $17,000 in personal expenses appearing on a credit card account for Solis' 25th Ward Regular Democratic Organization for trips to a hair salon, toddler clothes and school tuition. And how. It's depressingly familiar. Come up with some new schemes! * "Most of the personal purchases and payments described in the affidavit were made on 25th Ward credit cards in the name of Solis and his sister, Grace Perales. The purchases date back to Christmas Eve 2009, when a credit card in Solis' name was used to pay $100 to a Mario Tricoci hair salon. Payments and purchases on Solis' card also included a $246.38 payment on April 5, 2010 for an eye exam; a $2,567 payment on October 25, 2011 to an orthodontist; $180.68 on Nov. 4, 2012 to Macy's for items that included a "boys 8-20 Polo"; $40.31 on May 19, 2013 to Nordstrom for "kids shoes"; and $131.08 on Dec. 23, 2013 to Macy's for "cookware." Reminder: Solis was making $117,833 a year as the city council's zoning committee chair, a position he has now abandoned, though he still remains an alderman. His wife, Mary Jane, makes $84,722 a year as a Chicago Public Schools bilingual kindergarten teacher, according to the Tribune. The Solis's combined $202,555 salary makes them 2 percenters, according to the Wall Street Journal's "What Percent Are You?" calculator. (And that's not all; among whatever other kinds of outside income Solis was receiving, he also "makes money by referring clients to his sister, a Washington-based lawyer and political consultant," the Tribune reported in 2012. I added the link to his sister.) * Meanwhile . . . "The five candidates running to replace 25th Ward Alderman Danny Solis were all at a forum Monday night," ABC7 Chicago "reports," because Channel 7 didn't really tell us what any of them said. That would be the Chinatown forum, just one of several being held in the ward this campaign season. You can catch up with it yourself - because I know you have nothing better to do - tonight on CAN-TV, or just watch it here: * More campaign commentary, as always, on the illustrious Beachwood Twitter feed. - New on the Beachwood . . . Resentence Jason Van Dyke * New Mekons * U.S. Really Shitty At Democracy * The 11th Annual (More Or Less) Beachwood Super Bowl Halftime Show Prop Bet: Maroon 5 Edition * Area Man Offers Neighbors Help During Cold Snap * Forgotten Forms * The Ex-Cub Factor - ChicagoReddit What's the deal with people getting randomly punched on the CTA? from r/chicago - ChicagoGram - ChicagoTube UCLA Men's Volleyball Team Travels To Chicago In Middle Of Polar Vortex - BeachBook Hidden For Over 20 Years, Brennemann School Was A Glassed Vision. - TweetWood
* I hate Chicago Exceptionalism. The only thing Chicago is exceptional about is corruption.
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- The Beachwood McRibTipLine: Get in the vortex. Posted on January 31, 2019 |
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