Re the mayoral aldermanic appointees who lack integrity: Don’t forget Jim Laski! Daley appointed Laski to replace Ald. William Lipinski (23rd) when he graduated to the U.S. House. As many here probably recall, Laski went on to the City Clerk’s office, which he resigned in 2006 before pleading guilty to taking $48,000 from his own friends to steer them city business in the Hired Trucks scandal. Laski used it to redo his kitchen and take his family to Disney World. When Laski negotiated a plea deal with the feds, he admitted he was involved in ghost payrolling in the early ‘90s as an aldermen, so somehow he didn’t get caught in the Haunted Hall operation but he still counts as a corrupt appointed alderman.
Fun fact: Laski used the code phrase “Go Cubs!” to tell the friend he extorted to have his wife lie to a grand jury and say the bribes were campaign donations.
Re the mayoral aldermanic appointees who lack integrity: Don’t forget Jim Laski! Daley appointed Laski to replace Ald. William Lipinski (23rd) when he graduated to the U.S. House. As many here probably recall, Laski went on to the City Clerk’s office, which he resigned in 2006 before pleading guilty to taking $48,000 from his own friends to steer them city business in the Hired Trucks scandal. Laski used it to redo his kitchen and take his family to Disney World. When Laski negotiated a plea deal with the feds, he admitted he was involved in ghost payrolling in the early ‘90s as an aldermen, so somehow he didn’t get caught in the Haunted Hall operation but he still counts as a corrupt appointed alderman.
Fun fact: Laski used the code phrase “Go Cubs!” to tell the friend he extorted to have his wife lie to a grand jury and say the bribes were campaign donations.