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* From the capital bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Martin Sandoval…

The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Village of McCook for costs associated with upgrades to the municipal building.

McCook, of course, was one of the towns visited by the feds last week two days after Sen. Sandoval’s offices and house were raided.

* The Question: Your top ideas for how McCook should spend its municipal building upgrade money?

*** UPDATE *** The governor was actually asked today about this appropriation. Pritzker said all projects will be reviewed, “so that any projects that are approved are approved with the utmost confidence that these are done in the best interest of taxpayers and nothing of the sort of corruption or self-dealing that has been alleged.”

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 9:54 am

Comments

Escape tunnels.

Comment by SSL Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 9:57 am
Bars on the windows, but not to keep people out….

Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 9:58 am
Contribution to the next Senator’s campaign fund.

Comment by Unpopular Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 9:58 am
Buy a bug zapper?

Comment by Kippax Blue Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 9:58 am
Fed-sensing equipment.

Comment by Cubs in '16 Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 9:58 am
Spend it on a consultant who can put a pitch togehter for LaGrange or Countryside to annex all of McCook

Comment by Ann On A Moose Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 9:58 am
Shredders. DOH, too late.

Comment by Sayitaintso Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 9:59 am
A shrine to Marty Sandoval for people to visit when he is on an extended vacation at a federal resort.

Comment by Just Me 2 Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 9:59 am
A couple more cruisers to park along 47th. Can never have too many speed traps in McCook.

Comment by ChrisB Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 9:59 am
The Senator Martin Sandoval Home for Wayward Elected Officials

Comment by Montrose Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:01 am
Hire a Lawyer

Comment by Back to the Future Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:01 am
Red Light Cameras in all the offices that “sense” when an elected official is about to do something shady.

Comment by Nagidam Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:02 am
Free Groucho glasses for every citizen.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:03 am
A secret vault for the “cash.” Unless they already have one of those.

Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:03 am
New paper shredder.

Comment by LakeviewJ Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:04 am
Perhaps they should just donate the money to the Sandoval charity for wayward politicians.

Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:06 am
“As may be necessary” - hey, maybe the Fed’s could go through the appropriation bills searching on this vague and generous term. Might be a meaningful thread to identify and develop future investigations.

Comment by Al Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:08 am
Five cell phones for each employee since it would be tough for the Feds to cover that many taps.

Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:09 am
Signs to rename the town square after Marty.

Comment by RNUG Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:11 am
Bail bonds

Comment by TheInvisibleMan Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:12 am
legal defense fund

Comment by Donnie Elgin Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:15 am
===searching on this vague and generous term===

Oh, stop. The object of that boiler-plate language is to appropriate less if they need less.

Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:22 am
hire marty’s kids for “community outreach.”

Comment by dying HDO Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:26 am
A translation services room

Comment by Chicagonk Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:29 am
Stained glass for the mayors office! Oh, sorry that was in the parking garage in Aurora … Thank you former Senator Lauzen.

Comment by The Real Captain Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:34 am
A shrine to worship Martin Sandoval. Statue of him with glowing eyes.

Comment by JennaM Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:39 am
A big, beautiful wall between McCook and Justice, IL. Mostly symbolic really.

Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:39 am
A secret backdoor like at the Lyons town hall, because those sure are handy with pesky reporters around asking about raids and such.

Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:45 am
Lawyers, guns, and money…the *ahem* has hit the fan!

Seriously, forensic accountants to finish following the money.

Comment by revvedup Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 10:51 am
More chairs and tables for the FBI to use.

Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 11:02 am
A jc’s pub carry out window

Comment by Regular democrat Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 11:06 am
Three square meals a day and a pack of smokes.

Comment by Groucho Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 11:06 am
One way mirrored glass and soundproofing.

Comment by A guy Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 11:11 am
Turn the intersection of Joliet Rd. and East Ave. (where Route 66 ends) into a ‘Batcave style’ entrance/exit for McCook police.

Comment by Jocko Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 11:57 am
I for one did not know that whitewash and stonewalling were so expensive.

Comment by Jake From Elwood Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 12:09 pm
The whole Sodom and Gomorrah pillar of salt Bible thingy machine.

Comment by Drake Mallard Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 12:13 pm
Rolls of brown paper to cover the windows when the feds raid the place.

Comment by Huh? Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 12:22 pm
Silver bracelets, the kind that are hooked together and take a key to get off.

Comment by Huh? Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 12:51 pm
Relocation to a country w/o extradition.

Comment by d. p. gumby Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 2:50 pm
Campaign contributions to Trump.
(Pardons for everybody!)

Comment by Boomerang Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 2:57 pm
Slime protection device.

Comment by NorthsideNoMore Wednesday, Oct 2, 19 @ 7:42 pm