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* The setup…
From silk plants to pant suits, costume jewelry to collectible clowns, the very things often identified with former Cicero Town President Betty Loren-Maltese are up for sale.
The ex-convict says she will wheel and deal at a garage sale at a friend’s house in west suburban Forest View the next three days as she sells off decades of stuff she had in her home or her Cicero office. Included are make-up mirrors, a singing bass plaque and more costume earrings than Imelda Marcos had shoes–at just $1.50 a pair.
* The Question: What else might you expect to find at Betty’s garage sale?
Snark is heavily encouraged, of course.
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 8:58 am
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What else might you expect to find at Betty’s garage sale? …Blago?
Comment by Hank Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:01 am
Costco sized eyeshadow containers. Quick, get a lifetime supply ladies!
Comment by Baines 4 Prez Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:02 am
An assortment of her late husband’s fine neckware…called “Alleged Mob Ties.”
Comment by anonymoose Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:03 am
Is it legal to sell previously opened and slightly used makeup?
Comment by Stones Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:05 am
* A Fast Eddie bobblehead
* Dozens of elephants, which, like the bobblehead, reminds our GOP friends they live in glass houses.
Comment by reformer Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:06 am
republican’s family values???
Comment by bored now Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:08 am
Jimmy Hoffa
Comment by WhyMe Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:11 am
The bags of cash from yesterday’s QOTD.
Comment by JustMe Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:19 am
Judy Barr Topinka
Comment by dupage dan Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:21 am
Jimmy Hoffa as the Garage Sale cashier?
Comment by sal-says Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:25 am
A shred of dignity — still unused and in the original container!
Comment by Skeeter Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:30 am
Plastic covered furniture and large white/gold tinged, tiger claw legged lamps with 3′ high fringed shades plus extra large, brown glass ashtrays.
Comment by zatoichi Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:32 am
Deluxe VHS edition of the Godfather trilogy.
Comment by Anonymour Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:36 am
Her 80’s styled wigs!
Comment by JakeCP Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:38 am
duPage dan beat me to it.
Judy Baar Topinka is the definitive answer.
Comment by just sayin' Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:39 am
Fast Eddie’s puppet strings.
Comment by wordslinger Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:43 am
A goat….taken from the Feds.
Comment by Justice Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:45 am
video gambling machines
Comment by walkinfool Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:47 am
Redi-Mix® Concrete Louboutins
Comment by Cincinnatus Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:57 am
How about DandyDan’s time sheets..or did they hit the Illinois Policy Institute shredder already
Or the Fast Eddie/Dandy Dan bar tabs
Comment by CircularFiringSquad Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 10:03 am
=dupage dan - Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:21 am:
Judy Barr Topinka=
That one made me laugh out loud!!
Comment by Because I say so Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 10:05 am
A book on Ethics still in its shrink-wrap.
Comment by Nearly Normal Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 10:11 am
A vintage monopoly game with 10K gold, oversized game pieces that double as earrings when not being used for play.
WARNING: All “Get Out of Jail, Free” cards are missing. They were confiscated when Betty tried to use them in prison.
Comment by Wensicia Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 10:23 am
“Clowns for sale” is a most appropriate slogan for this Cicero enterprise.
Comment by Boone Logan Square Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 10:27 am
construction contracts…
Comment by Ghost Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 10:54 am
Quinn looking for a new pair of pants to go with the shoes.
Comment by mokenavince Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 11:13 am
Betty’s Sale - picture a long line of limousines parked all around the house with city tags from Cicero, Chicago, and Springfield. And a whole bunch of suits all asking, “Are any of her journals/diaries/address books for sale?”
Comment by Irish Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 11:44 am
Town of Cicero employees?
Comment by Demoralized Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 11:47 am
Clueless neighbors making excuses for this convicted criminal. Oh, that’s what’s actually happening.
Comment by wishbone Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 12:45 pm
You won’t find any ghost payrollers…they will stay at home.
Comment by Jake From Elwood Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 1:04 pm
Because I say so - Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 10:05 am:
=dupage dan - Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 9:21 am:
Judy Barr Topinka=
That one made me laugh out loud!!
Funny because it’s true.
Comment by too obvious Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 1:22 pm
A manual on how to position yourself, family, and friends for governmment contracts, jobs, pensions, and other goodies published under the title “Gifts from Santa”.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 1:45 pm
First draft of an autobigraphy entitled “Just A Poorr Little Girl Working Her Way Up To The Top…Anyway She Can”.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 2:06 pm
Yeah, Judy is the garage sale queen of Chicago. Co-workers of mine have bumped into her @ garage sales all over the place. She is a keen shopper.
Comment by dupage dan Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 3:19 pm
Nothing, because I’m not going.
Comment by jt Friday, Sep 2, 11 @ 4:00 pm