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Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * Time to unwind and relax… It ain’t so hard to do if you know how
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*** UPDATED x2 - “Agreed to step down” *** Pritzker withdraws nomination of Cesar Santoy to Tollway board
Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * From the Secretary of State’s Index Division… Santoy’s name and company are listed in the federal search warrant of Sen. Martin Sandoval’s Statehouse office. Santoy’s attorney claimed his client is not a target. The governor called on Santoy to step aside earlier today. *** UPDATE 1 *** From the Pritzker administration…
*** UPDATE 2 *** Hmm. Well, this is interesting. Santoy’s campaign committee has received $4,250 in two contributions from Sen. Martin Sandoval. Also, there’s this…
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Afternoon update
Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Question of the day
Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * Your one-word react to today’s revelations? One word only, please. Thanks.
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Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller
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*** UPDATED x2 *** Sanguinetti bows out of congressional race
Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * From Evelyn Sanguinetti via a campaign spokesperson…
That pretty much clears the deck for Jeanne Ives, who reported raising $340,298.13 during her first quarter in the race. *** UPDATE 1 *** Greg Hinz…
Yeesh. *** UPDATE 1 *** DCCC…
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Open Letter: The University Of Illinois Must Protect First Amendment Rights
Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * Reprinted in its entirety with permission…
Discuss.
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*** UPDATED x2 - Sandoval submitted chairmanship resignation letter *** Sandoval’s chairmanship appears to have been yanked
Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * A commenter mentioned this earlier and I checked with the Senate Democrats a few times and haven’t yet heard back. Here’s Hannah…
However, Sen. Tom Cullerton, who was indicted on over 40 federal counts, still has his chairmanship, according to the ILGA website. *** UPDATE 1 *** From John Patterson with the Senate Democrats: “We received a resignation letter from Sen. Sandoval” regarding the chairmanship. I’ll post that when I get it. *** UPDATE 2 *** Here’s the letter dated today…
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*** UPDATED x19 *** Senate Democrats release unredacted Sandoval search warrant
Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * You’ll recall that the original release of the federal search warrant served on Sen. Martin Sandoval’s (D-Chicago) Statehouse office was heavily redacted. This version isn’t. A lawsuit was filed by WBEZ to force the release of an unredacted search warrant. I’m told the Senate Democrats have been in contact with the feds since names and locations in the warrant have appeared in public about ongoing investigations, including some folks who were raided a couple of days after Sandoval and Exelon’s disclosure this week that it had received a federal grand jury subpoena related to Sandoval. * Anyway, click here to read it…
Yikes. *** UPDATE 1 *** So, apparently, this dragnet includes a video gaming company. From Gold Rush Gaming’s website…
*** UPDATE 2 *** You may recognize John Harris’ name. He is Rod Blagojevich’s former chief of staff who now works for Mike Vondra. Tammie Zumwalt is Sen. Sandoval’s legislative assistant in Springfield and is also Sandoval’s campaign treasurer. Also, four Exelon officials? Woof. *** UPDATE 3 *** I think the reference above to HB 173 is actually a bill from the 99th General Assembly sponsored by Rep. David McSweeney to ban red light cameras. The measure passed the House but stalled out in the Senate. *** UPDATE 4 *** Rick Heidner isn’t just involved in video gaming, he’s trying to own a new racino…
Also, if it’s the same Cesar Santoy, he’s a Berwyn alderman and an architect. Sebastian Jachymiak owns a towing company and the Technicraft Collision Repair listed in the warrant. Technicraft has contributed over $100,000 to various candidates, many of whom have been raided or otherwise connected to this. Sergio Rodriguez is the mayor of Summit. *** UPDATE 5 *** Cesar Santoy was appointed by Gov. Pritzker to the Illinois Toll Highway Authority in February. The governor’s people say they’ll be issuing a statement about this. *** UPDATE 6 *** Sebastian Jachymiak appears to be very politically connected, and at one time, at least, had ties to Speaker Madigan. Click here for some 2010 background. *** UPDATE 7 *** Under the bus he goes…
*** UPDATE 8 *** John Kosmowski is the Summit police chief. Safespeed operates Summit’s red light cams. Vahooman “Shadow” Mirkhaef owns Cub Terminal LLC. His companies, including Cub Terminal, have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to political campaigns, with Sandoval being a beneficiary. And here’s some info on Bill Helm…
*** UPDATE 9 *** If you notice on the “receipt” page, you’ll see documents were seized from the Burke Burns law firm. Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) is a partner at that firm. I’ve asked Harmon for comment and will let you know what he says. Kristi Bloom is listed on LinkedIn as the Executive Admin., Operations for one of Vondra’s companies, Bluff City Materials. I’m told she also helps run Sandoval’s annual golf outing. *** UPDATE 10 *** The feds also seized documents referencing Marina Sandoval. Marina is Sen. Sandoval’s spouse. *** UPDATE 11 *** From Sen. Don Harmon…
This is a bit weird because Sandoval is an avowed Harmon enemy. *** UPDATE 12 *** More on Burke Burns…
*** UPDATE 13 *** I probably should’ve mentioned earlier that I wrote a column on Mike Vondra and his companies. Click here to refresh your memory. *** UPDATE 14 *** Brian Lansu is an attorney for a Mike Vondra company named Reliable Materials and is also in-house counsel for Buona Beef. His law license was suspended for five months in 2009. *** UPDATE 15 *** Tribune…
*** UPDATE 16 *** Sun-Times…
*** UPDATE 17 *** Good info from WBEZ…
*** UPDATE 18 *** You’ll notice that on the receipt list of item seized is this: “Flash drive with Landek written on it.” There is a theory developing that Sandoval was creating opposition research files on both Sen. Don Harmon and Sen. Steve Landek. As mentioned above, Sandoval despises Harmon and he may have been plotting to back a certain someone against Landek in a Democratic primary. Again, it’s just a theory so far, but it would fit the Sandoval profile. Stay tuned. *** UPDATE 19 *** ILGOP Chairman Tim Schneider…
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Take it easy
Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * Sun-Times…
The Gaming Board has a history in this state of dragging its feet on things like video gaming, which took forever to get off the ground. I don’t yet believe that’s the case with sports betting. Rules have to be promulgated and that takes some time.
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Forbes: Gov. Pritzker is 6th wealthiest Illinoisan
Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * Tina…
According to Forbes, Gov. Pritzker’s wealth ranks 4th out of 9 family members on the list. * The governor is the 6th wealthiest Illinoisan. Ken Griffin tops the list at $12.7 billion followed by Sam Zell at $5.5 billion, then Tom Pritzker at $4 billion, power broker Neil Bluhm at $3.9 billion and former Morningstar CEO Joe Mansueto at $3.9 billion. Rounding out the Illinois list are insurance magnate Patrick Ryan at $3.3 billion, Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter at $3.3 billion, Beanie Babies creator Ty Warner at $2.9 billion, Groupon founder Eric Lefkofsky at $2.8 billion, Penny Pritzker at $2.8 billion and Koch Foods’ Joseph Grendys at $2.5 billion.
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)
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Friday, Oct 11, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * Follow along with ScribbleLive…
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