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The Tribune and the Sun-Times both cover the item in today’s Capitol Fax about the politically connected construction company that was paid to remodel the governor’s new campaign office.

Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s campaign paid more than $164,000 last fall to a Markham construction company that recently won a $24.3 million state contract and has links to the governor’s chief fundraiser, disclosure reports filed Monday show.

Castle Construction and a related construction firm have donated $224,000 to Blagojevich’s campaign.

The campaign fund is chaired by Chris Kelly, a close Blagojevich confidant. In December, the campaign fund repaid a $250,000 loan to Kelly’s consulting firm. The loan, dating to March 2002 when Blagojevich was running for office, was made by Kelly’s CGK Consulting.

The payment to Castle Construction, of Markham, was for work at a new campaign office in the Ravenswood neighborhood, according to the governor’s campaign.

There’s a big push by some Democrats and Republicans to forbid the governor to raise any more campaign cash from state contractors. Stay tuned.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Feb 1, 05 @ 6:12 am

Comments

It never stops with this guy, I think he should change his name from Milrod to Nimrod. No question he is a lone term Gov.

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Feb 1, 05 @ 6:53 am
Reason and Common Sense was ALL over this early last evening. And I believe it is Milorad…although it is easy to want to spell the other way.

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Feb 1, 05 @ 8:26 am