Where have I heard that before?
Did Al Capone really die ???
For the uninitiated, this is how this little scam works.
"Sealed" bids arrive at the State office. They're opened. The low number is then telephoned to the political contributor who says "undercut it by....."
Or if it's a 'public' opening the person reading them outloud is a political appointee who simply saves the favored vendors bid for last. Then he reads whatever figure is required, regardless of what's actually written.
Then during the project there are the inevitable "cost over runs" which are, of course, approved by the State.
Pretty slick....
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Move over Meyer Lansky.
And he still endorsed him in 2006 ping.
Lisa Madigan is Illinois’ Attorney General. She was re-elected Nov. 7, 2006 for her second four-year term. During her tenure, Madigan has advocated protections for women and the elderly. She was instrumental in implementing laws to stop the creation and distribution of methamphetamine. The adopted daughter of longstanding powerhouse House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), Madigan was dogged by accusations that she was riding on her father’s coattails during her first bid for the office. With 50 percent of the vote, Madigan narrowly beat Republican Joe Birkett, 47 percent, in 2002; in her re-election bid in 2006, Madigan captured 72 percent of the vote. Madigan has frequently butted heads...Madigan was an Illinois Senator from 1998 through 2002, during which time she worked down the hall from her friend Barack Obama. In 2002 she ran for Attorney General of Illinois and narrowly defeated Joe Birkett with 50.4% of the vote. In 2006 she was re-elected with 72.4% of the vote against Tazewell County State’s Attorney Stewart “Stu” Umholtz.