do I really have to say it???
As my source says:
"The just departing President and CEO of Chicago Urban League is Cheryl Jackson, who was Blagojevich's first communications director in the Governor's office before coming to Urban League. She recently lost to Alexi Giannoulias in the Dem primary for U.S. Senate in a three-way race."
I don't think that there's some direct thing going on here -- but this is obviously a woman steeped in dirty Chicago machine politics. And she knows who gets hurt and who gets helped based on her corrupt verdict.
What. Was. She. Doing. In. The. Jury. Pool.
No one thought they would find 12 honest jurors in Chicago, did they?
It it hadn’t been her, it would have been someone else. Jury tampering is a fine art in Chicago. Someone would have geeked.
I really hadn’t expected anything different from the start.
Skinny dipping?
Its the Chicago way.
do I really have to say it??? Exactly.
Blago needs to write a tell-all book, “Everything I Know About Barack Hussein Obama,” and then spend his millions on security.
Good to know that at least in Chicago, when you buy off someone, they stay bought off...
Forget it Jake. It’s Chicago...
Shocking Not. Windy City machine hard at work ... and now in the White House too! Charming.
No Kidding !!!
Voir dire FAILURE !!!
Interesting family.. not too many Chiakulas in the Chicago area but the ones I can find all have ‘colorful’ histories.
http://www.loislaw.com/ogpc/login.htp?WSRet=12&dockey=9643690@ILAPP&OLDURL=/gpc/index.htp&OLDREFURL=http%3A//www.google.com/search%3Fq%3DChiakulas%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rlz%3D1R1MOZA_en___US329%26tbs%3Dnws%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1997%2Ccd_max%3A1998%2Ccdr%3A1%26source%3Dlnt
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Illinois Appellate Court Reports
PEOPLE v. CHIAKULAS, 301 Ill. App.3d 914 (1998)
No. 1-97-4195
Opinion filed December 2, 1998. Order affirmed.
In April 1987, defendant, Charles Chiakulas, was found not guilty of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12-4 (West 1992)), and attempted murder (720 ILCS 5/8-4, 9-1 (West 1992)), by reason of insanity and ordered to the custody of the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (now the Department of Human Services) (Department). In May 1996, defendant filed a motion for review of a treatment plan dated April 1996 which was filed by the director of the Elgin Mental Health Center, the Department institution where defendant was then committed. The circuit court denied the motion, and defendant appealed. In May 1997, this court reversed the circuit court’s order and remanded with directions that the circuit court review defendant’s treatment plan and make a pronouncement to that effect. People v. Chiakulas, 288 Ill. App.3d 248, 254-55, 681 N.E.2d 35, 39 (1997) (Chiakulas I).
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Illinois Appellate Court Reports
PEOPLE v. CHIAKULAS, 288 Ill. App.3d 248 (1997)
No. 1-96-2169
Opinion filed May 1, 1997.
This is an appeal by defendant, Charles Chiakulas, who has been confined at the Elgin Mental Health Center (Elgin) of the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (Department) since being found not guilty of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12-4 (West 1992)) and attempted murder (720 ILCS 5/8-4, 9-1 (West 1992)) by reason of insanity (NGRI). After the trial court denied defendant’s motion to review his treatment plan, he appealed. He asserts that the trial court denied him statutorily guaranteed treatment when it refused to review his treatment plan or to order an independent psychiatric examination. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.
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llinois Appellate Court Reports
CHIAKULAS v. DEP’T OF MENTAL HEALTH & DEV., 240 Ill. App.3d 84 (1992)
No. 1-91-1296
Opinion filed December 8, 1992, nunc pro tunc September 29, 1992.
Plaintiff was committed to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (the Department) and placed at the Elgin Mental Health Center (Elgin Center). He was transferred from the Elgin Center to the Chester Mental Health Center (Chester Center). Plaintiff objected to the transfer and appealed the decision to the Director of the Department. The Director upheld the transfer. Plaintiff filed a complaint for administrative review, in the circuit court of Cook County. The court dismissed the complaint because plaintiff failed to name the Director as a party-defendant. This appeal followed.
I heard an interview with one of the jurors, a very articulate 21 year old college student, who said she was adamant that there had been no crime committed from Day 1. I think it is over-reaching to say someone influenced her, rather I think she went in with prejudice and was determined to not find him guilty on the more serious charges.
They actually had agreed to Guilty on another charge, but she ended up backtracking and taking two others with her.
This woman’s life is about to become hell. Whether she deserves it or not.
This may partially explain why IDPH has been so royally F’d for decades. With this level of logic and critical thinking, it fills in some blanks as to why Illinois is in its current condition.
My guess is it would be very hard to seat a jury in Chicago that didn't at least one pubic union employee on it.
Special assistant for public health of minorities
Department of Public Health Director John Lumpkin named Jo Ann Chiakulas of Chicago as the first special assistant for minority affairs, effective September 16. Chiakulas is charged with setting up and supervising the department's new Chicago-based Center for Minority Health Services. Created by H.B. 1216 (PA. 87-633), the center will evaluate the health needs of minorities in Illinois, provide training and technical assistance and improve coordination and communication with minority groups. According to the department, minorities are at greater risk for AIDs, infant mortality, lead poisoning, heart disease, stroke, homicide and high-risk behaviors such as smoking and alcohol use.
Chiakulas was director of the Chicago Urban League's Young Parents Center for over 10 years and was coordinator for the state's Parents Too Soon program. She has also worked with the Chicago Department of Mental Health and the Belden Manor Shelter Care Home in Chicago.
“she has been saying for weeks that she would find Blagojevich not guilty”
Pre-judged the case. Wonder if she committed a crime by doing so? Of course, even if she did, she won’t be prosecuted in Chicago...