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Home » pay to play

Tag: pay to play

Posted inNews & Politics

Funds and Games: Chicago 2016’s “Stewardship Report”

by Ben Joravsky September 10, 2009August 19, 2021

A new donor report claims transparency but obscures details on who’s paying for the Olympic bid. And then there’s the question of why they’re paying.

Posted inBlogs

The latest federal indictment

by Mick Dumke May 28, 2009August 19, 2021

Another day, another allegation of bribery and corruption. Today it’s alderman Isaac Carothers on the hot seat.

Posted inBlogs

She’s got Burris’s back

by Mick Dumke March 26, 2009August 19, 2021

Delmarie Cobb, Roland Burris’s political adviser, explains why he was picked by Rod Blagojevich, why he’s getting a raw deal, and why he refers to himself in the third person.

Posted inBlogs

Blago’s Still Got Game

by Ben Joravsky January 22, 2009August 19, 2021

Governor Blagojevich files his latest campaign contribution statement, minus the stuff that was, you know, seized by the FBI.

Posted inBlogs

“It’s not about advancing your friends”

by Mick Dumke January 22, 2009August 19, 2021

When President Obama offered a lesson in public service, were any of his potential students back home paying attention?

Posted inBlogs

Roland Burris and “pay to play”

by Michael Miner January 6, 2009August 19, 2021

A 12-year-old book says that when Roland Burris was attorney general his office gave contracts to lawyers who’d contributed to his campaign.

Posted inBlogs

The next form of pay to play?

by Mick Dumke December 26, 2008August 19, 2021

Perhaps Afghanistan offers examples of the proper way to execute a “pay to play” deal.

Posted inBlogs

Is Cook County ready for reform? Or at least sassy T-shirts?

by Mick Dumke December 10, 2008August 19, 2021

The leader of the Cook County Republican Party–and yes, it still exists–speaks out on Blago and reform.

Posted inBlogs

How long can he hold out?

by Mick Dumke December 9, 2008August 19, 2021

The Illinois political establishment calls on Rod Blagojevich to quit and start chastening himself.

Posted inBlogs

Rod Blagojevich’s ponderings on who to name to the Senate

by Mick Dumke December 9, 2008August 19, 2021

They’re referred to as Senate candidates 1 through 6 in the criminal complaint against Rod Blagojevich. Here’s who they might be.

Posted inBlogs

Blago’s wish list for Obama

by Mick Dumke December 9, 2008August 19, 2021

What Rod Blagojevich allegedly wanted in exchange for appointing the state’s next U.S. senator.

Posted inBlogs

“A fucking valuable thing”

by Mick Dumke December 9, 2008August 19, 2021

The criminal complaint against Governor Blagojevich alleges he tried to wrangle bribes for, well, all kinds of things.

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