“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. ...”
FWIW, the CMHS, while Chiakulas was there, was folded into the DPH under her & John Lumpkin (MD)... which ought to ring a bell as the good Dr. Lumpkin & his staff (including Chiakulas) was instrumental in the Hospital Management Career of one...
Michelle Obama.
Guess who may also have connections to Blago- one daughter of juror named Stacey Chronis (married name)..
Will dig some more tomorrow.
I really didn’t keep up with this trial, but all this seems like this juror was there to find Blago not guilty, and also to protect others, possibly others in higher positions.
I know Blago didn’t testify as expected, but is it also true that his defense team put on almost no defense, or called no defense witnesses?
Check out roses’s post at 62 @ 67