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* 3 more PR deals puts Daley’s tab at $50 mil.

* Collins to Introduce Foreclosure Moratorium Legislation for Homeowners

* Commission OKs probe of tollway chief’s ‘revolving door’ waiver

The state Ethics Commission will allow Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s staff to review former tollway chief Brian McPartlin’s request for a waiver from the “revolving door” law to take a new job.

McPartlin’s last day with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority was Oct. 24. He left the agency to accept a job with McDonough Associates Inc., an engineering and architectural firm that’s received more than $30 million in contracts with the tollway.

* A.G. to investigate rising road salt prices

* Road salt soars; Illinois cities want answers

* City Hall reacts to Vrdolyak guilty verdict

“Eddie has dodged so many bullets for so many years, it’s a shock that he ever got nailed, let alone at this point in his life. Everybody thought he was playing ball with the government. I guess you can’t trust anybody these days. Or maybe he just let his guard down.”

* ‘I guess all the clout is gone’

* Former Ald. Ed Vrdolyak pleads guilty to conspiracy

Asked to describe the mail fraud conspiracy in his own words, Vrdolyak, who had deep circles under his eyes, told the judge: “I didn’t know at the time they were going to be mailed. I was hoping my client would get the deal.”

* Health, education and computers: Jobs that survive a recession

* Lockdown eased at Menard Correctional Center

* End of line for city’s free trolleys

* Chicago officials cut free trolley service

* Red-light cam firm gets $32M payday

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Nov 4, 08 @ 8:32 am

Comments

Money for red lights and PR firms but eliminate the trolleys. That’s right, if people are riding free trolleys they aren’t running red lights. What Chicago hubris.

Comment by Mr. Ethics Tuesday, Nov 4, 08 @ 9:13 am
Fast Eddie is old school. For a guy his age to face some serious time, even at Club Fed, without flipping is what used to be called a stand-up guy.

Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Nov 4, 08 @ 9:17 am
$50 million for PR is a complete waste of taxpayer money especially in the city’s presnt fiscal situation. Czar Daley should be ashamed he is laying people off/reducing services. Aldercreatures should raise “heck” and refuse to fund Daley’s PR machine.

Comment by Captain America Tuesday, Nov 4, 08 @ 9:25 am
It is interesting to note that the Vrdolyak story was buried in page 11 of my edition of the Tribune.

Comment by Jake from Elwood Tuesday, Nov 4, 08 @ 10:03 am
Mr. Ethics, my thoughts exactly.

Comment by Fan of the Game Tuesday, Nov 4, 08 @ 11:05 am