By Dane Placko
“FOX Chicago News obtained a copy of a ‘clout list’ showing who landed jobs funded by a federal disaster grant. The list details who in county government sponsored the employees and contains information about friends and family already working at Cook County.
“The $10.3 million dollar grant was awarded to help residents whose property was damaged by flooding following heavy rains that swept through Cook County in the summer of 2008 . . .
“The list contains the names of 31 people who got jobs or contracts funded by the disaster grant. Written in hand beside many of the names are notations such as ‘father and uncle with county,’ ‘Andrea’s brother,’ or ‘uncle in highway.'”
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Posted on November 22, 2010