Another Daley Miracle
Old Man Daley left Shortshanks a handful of magic beans. When planted, they grew a beanstalk up to the sky. When Shortshanks climbed the beanstalk, he found a magical castle in the sky occupied by a giant. While the giant slept, Shortshanks used his prodigious thieving skills learned at the knee of the old man and stole gold, food, a Singing Harp that sang "Danny Boy" when it got loaded and a goose that laid golden eggs.
Evidently, the goose just crapped another golden egg:
Evidently, the goose just crapped another golden egg:
A perennial consultant at O'Hare Airport has been awarded a $3.7 million contract to plan for a project major airlines are refusing to fund and consider "ill-conceived": a new western terminal.
Landrum & Brown has dominated the O'Hare planning landscape for decades, raking in nearly $80 million worth of no-bid business during Mayor Daley's 20-year administration. Now the Ohio company will plan for a range of possibilities for the new western terminal that nobody but the city seems to want.
Let's see, they've gotten $80 million in no-bid contracts, they're getting another $3.7 million, the City evidently has money to build another terminal at O'Hare that no airline wants (meaning there's another $250 million minimum lying around somewhere to fund this thing) along with attendant people movers, parking lots, and amenities.
But the city is broke? Shortshanks doth protest too much
But the city is broke? Shortshanks doth protest too much
Labels: money questions
posted by SCC at 9:45 AM
71 Comments:
Who owns Landrum & Brown?
ARE THEY FOR REAL !!!!
Chicago Police Department getting their own reality show?
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/1863247,CST-NWS-SNEED04.article
Come on Jody! I got a camera in the car, theres a camera on every corner with flashing blue lights on my beat. And now you want a camera following me and my partner as we handle another chicken bone domestic in 015.
Listen; jody,masters,brust,dugan,hamilton and his groupies.
NANCY REGAN HAD A SAYING IN THE 80's
" JUST SAY NO "
When asshole daley pays me $110,000a year to work part-time then i'll gladly take a few unpaid furlough days.
This is off the subject but I was wondering how big a story it would be if the Tribune investigated how candidates are nominated and selected for the U.S. Military acadamies. I know it's though but, I believe Daley's boy as well as another 11th ward hack and Deputy Chief "Hot wheeles" Keating's boy both were admitted to West Point. I wonder who else get's admitted. Just think the Tribune may save the U.S. like it saved Illinois. "Wheeles up"
Now the Ohio company will plan for a range of possibilities for the new western terminal that nobody but the city seems to want.
This is communism, pure and simple.
This Guy is the phoney-est, crookedest bastard in American politics. Time for another referendum, this one, to cut his salary in half. He'll probably just steal more to make up for it if it happens, but there's always that highly remote possibility that the "G" will catch him and indict him, like he should have been decades ago, before he reaches the age of 90..
No, they are getting $3.7 mil to PLAN for another terminal. It will never be built. Prime example of how shortshanks hands out $$ to the connected without going to jail. You know the deal....
:wink:
Just like the olympics...No body but Daley wanted it. It doesn't matter what others want or see as a terrible idea. What King daley wants, King daley gets. Hey media are you out there?
WORTH READING, posted comment in sun-times:
mindus wrote:
Well lets see how much Daley's already spent outside the budget, meaning money he doesn't have that YOU will end up paying for either in next year's budget or by taking money away from other collected taxes that should be used for other city services that you'll end up having to pay for anyways when he has to raise taxes somewhere else to pay for what he took out of other collected taxes:
3.7 MILLION to an OHIO company, people who don't contribute to local economy, to study something the airlines don't even want. These peope can't even vote so they must just be friends of Daley.
1 MILLION so the no income westsiders can heat the great outdoors all winter, and register to vote in 2011
1.4 Million taking care of homeless people, who've been here all along, by using city personnel to fing them, feed them, force them into shelters they don't want to go to, and make sure theyr'e registered for 2011.
2.1 Million to buy new police dispatch consoles that they already spent 480 thousand on to "fix", AFTER spending another 2.5 Million on the contract fiasco that happened just before spending the 480 thousand.
So: 1+3.7+1.4+2.1 = 8.2 MILLION DOLLARS he's already spending of YOUR money that he doesn't have, and isn't included in the "2010 Budget". If you're wondering why that's in parenthesis it's to outline the fact that his budget is a "fabrication" that has no bearing on how much he actually intends to spend beyond what he alleges in his "budget". So in reality, his "budget" is merely a "story" he's required to file in an attempt to make him "look" like he's holding the line on spending, when in "reality" we aren't even close to STARTING the year 2010 and he's already going to spend 8.2 MILLION DOLLARS in money he doesn't have, because he's going to spend it now and run the city back into the red once more, or force YOU to pay higher taxes and fees to cover his pre 2010 spending spree.
All this, in Nov 2009, and "we're broke baby". So broke we have to fire how many city employees? We have to force how many employees to take a MONTH of of work UNPAID? We're attempting to intimidate an arbiter in the last and largest city contracts with unenforceable statements of refusing to acknowledge an arbiter's deceision to issue that union a raise commensurate with what ALL other city employees have received in the same time frame or what other large police & fire unions have received?
Yes we're broke, because it's contract time and this year many lambs had to be sacrificed to make the "we're broke" story appear legitimate. I'm sorry all the AFSCME had to be a part of Daley's ficticious "story building" process. I'm sorry for those people who are exempt from any protection from a scumbad like Daley who stole your wages back from you by forcing you to take a MONTH off of work without pay just so he can construct his grand scam story of how "broke" the city is in hopes of convincing the arbiter of the largest city contracts that Daley's just an honest mayor acting responsible, which any attorney living anywhere near this city knows is far from reality.
So, Daley's already putting taxpayers on the hook for 8.2 MILLION DOLLARS and 2010 hasn't even started yet.
Anyone care to guess just how much MORE he's gonna spend of YOUR money OUTSIDE the 2010 "budget" fabrication before the year is done?
But, we're broke folks, so there's nothing to see here... move along.... and remember to pay your taxes.... AND VOTE.
11/4/2009 7:39 AM CST on suntimes.com
The era of free spending by the consumer is over. Unemployment, declining home prices and everything else has take away the luxuries. The living beyond your means era from 1990 to 2007 is over. Nothing can be done about this.
And this mayor is still pushing the growth of the traveling public?
Ticket-writing indictment dismissed against Chicago cop
November 4, 2009 11:07 AM | No Comments
A Cook County judge today dismissed the indictment against Chicago Police Officer John Haleas, the officer accused of writing numerous false drunken driving tickets.
Judge James Obbish ruled that prosecutors improperly used statements given by Haleas to Internal Affairs investigators looking into misconduct charges against him. Police union rules prohibit statements from administrative disciplinary proceedings from being used against officers in criminal cases.
-We all knew it would end like this, but this guy, a good cop, had to get beat down for doing police work. I'm going to be all yellow by the end of the year. It will take time for me to get used to being useless, but I'm on my way. Need to live up to Mealer's expectations of police work.
ot Bob Weisskopf & Mike Ryan
why not request that Captains are required to work 1st and 3rd watches in busy districts without captains before districts 12 , 13 ,19 , 20 , 21 , 23 are manned with captains on the 2nd watch
these districts are quiet and could be handled by a lieutenant
the out of grade isn't pensionable
let the captains earn there salary
I'm sure the Superintendent would agree to this request
By Larry Yellen, FOX Chicago News
Chicago - Chicago police officer Michael Shields is a trustee on the police pension board. He was upset when he learned that Supt. Jody Weis and three of Weis' top aides are members of the police pension fund.
“This isn't personal. This is business. This is about our pension fund, and that's all it is,” Michael Shields said.
Shields said Weis and his aides work in exempt, appointed positions, so unless they were previously Chicago police officers, they can't join the fund.
“He was never a policeman in our fund, therefore he goes right to superintendent, and he's not allowed to be in our fund,” Shields explained.
It takes ten years for pension contributors to vest in the plan, but Shields said after three years, the superintendent could essentially buy his way in, and later collect a pension based on a salary, which is now $310,000.
“That’s just too high of a salary for them to come into our pension fund and someday collect a pension,” Shields said.
Weis was off on a furlough day Friday, but his spokesperson said there was never any secret plan for the superintendant and his top aides to quietly become members of the police pension plan.
Spokesperson Roderick Drew said the top brass had no idea whether they belonged to the police fund, or the general municipal fund, and had never heard of the three year buy-in.
Why do we have budget problems? Because the idiots that run this city and department.
R. Hamilton “detailed” to the Superintendent’ Office from the Academy was mysteriously promoted last year (during these rough times) to a Legal Officer II; therefore, although he is the rank of a Sergeant, he receives Lieutenant’s pay which is pensionable. Wait WTF? He is not even assigned to Legal Affairs (like anyone should be paid higher than their rank); he is assigned to the Academy.
During these rough economy times, why in the world would the Police Department promoted people out of grade. Would R. Hamilton declined the request to work in the Superindent's Office and return to the Academy if he pay was taken away? How did this happen? Mike Masters.
Two people could have been promoted to Detective instead of this clout farce promotion.
Before money is taken money is taken out of our pockets, R. Hamilton should immediately be returned to Sergeant’s pay.
Question to the Sergeant’s Association, should all members of the rank of Sergeant at the academy, who have a law license, file a grievance? Does the city pay for the registration fees as well?
I work at the airport and am disgusted by the ever changing landscape~flowers are pulled up, thrown away and new ones planted every few months ~ WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!!!
That's all funds from TIF. Shortshanks' personal piggy bank. One-sixth of all property taxes go into to Shortshit's fund to be used any way HE wants to use it. And Shanks said it won't be used on Police and Fire who, he slid in to one of his bullshit speeches, make up 70 percent of the budget.
Congratulations to East coast Republicans! Hopefully this will start the change we can believe in.
OBAMA watches a documentary on HIMSELF and plays more golf than Bush ever did as the economy, Democratic Party and Afghanistan tank. all the while taxes and the deficit rise.
Wake up Daley, Illinois could be the next Democratic stronghold to fall!
*******This Just in to the SCC Newsroom*************************
Looks like the city will be demolishing the S/E corner of Cicero at 6301, It will go from Cicero to 1 block east thus throwing out a car alarm store,a liquor store,chinese restaurant and a pizza place (That had inside info and moved already)! The city is building a park on this land! Nice place for a park,bordered by busy Cicero Ave. and 63rd St! How many millions did daley "find" he had to buy out the property owners and pay them a percentage of money for the business aspect! Ther stores must be vacated in 90 days where does this money magically appear from? ANY INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS? MAYBE INTERVIEW THE BUSINESS OWNERS WHO GENERATE TAX REVENUES TO DALEYS CRIMINAL EMPIRE? ANY?
OT but important;
Ticket-writing indictment dismissed against top DUI cop
November 4, 2009 11:07 AM | No Comments
A Cook County judge today dismissed the indictment against Chicago Police Officer John Haleas, the officer accused of writing numerous false drunken driving tickets.
Judge James Obbish ruled that prosecutors improperly used statements given by Haleas to Internal Affairs investigators looking into misconduct charges against him. Police union rules prohibit statements from administrative disciplinary proceedings from being used against officers in criminal cases.
I can't believe that the city unions aren't screaming and protesting and marching on City Hall after so many people got fired and so many more had their livelihoods affected by significant pay cuts through forced furlough days and other concessions.
Since the city cried poor and began laying off city employees they have been squandering hundreds of millions of dollars everywhere from an unsuccessful bid for the 2016 Olympics to giveaways to the homeless and the people who refuse to work or pay to heat their homes. They've made ridiculous payments for questionable services (dead body removals for one), spent 10's of millions to move United Airlines into Sears Tower, millions to rehab Sears Tower, forgiven millions in taxes for certain "special" corporations and so on and so on.
But let's be clear here that the REAL Mayor of Chicago is pulling all of the strings on all of this stuff. Thats right kids, it ain't the stuttering prick... It's the old guy behind the curtain who holds all the purse strings for the city, none other than the head of the Finance Committee, (and the other user of the CPD Chauffeurs' and Man Servants' Unit), Ed Burke.
time for change
change we can believe in
vote for Mike Ryan
It's a festivus miracle Jerry!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNo0L6TK2eA
off topic;this just in,it was reported that the meeting that was going to be held at 35 th michigan,with all district time keepers has been postponed....what is going on?
FUCK SHANKS THE LIL PIECE OF SHIT. AND FUCK HIS PUSSY SON PATRIC AND LIL COUSIN VANECKO WHO UNCLE SHORTSHANKS HAS NO IDEA HOW HE GOT MILLIONS FROM OUR PENSION FUND.
3 people murdered in a matter of minutes in a city that pays the most taxes.
What happened to him over the weekend?
He looks like a battered wife. The media says he got hit in the eye with a dumbell or some bullsit. Sure looks like an empty gin bottle attack wound.
OHare money comes from the airlines, not taxes.
FBI are you looking into this?
Acting IG is suing city for records. She is former CPD. I think Mr. Chuckie will not appoint her to the full-time position
OT - Is the CPD going to have a reality show following the efforts of the detectives? That's what I heard on WLS's Roe Kahn show this afternoon (Wed).
If that's true, what is it going to be called?
AND- is it going to feature REAL detectives or clout babies? Maybe getting all this under the spotlight might be good. It will reveal all the F'-ups.
I am sure it won't be as good as COPS, more like the Office if they get the right group.
I am so tired of hearing Daley "cry poor" and blaming someone else.
I just got back from grabbing some to-go food from one of my favorite locally owned/operated eateries. The owner was there shooting the BS with a couple of regular guys . . . I overhear him say how much the city bends him for things like sign/awning fees & licenses while at the same time they cut his business traffic off at the knees with things like the parking meter situation.
When I listen a standup guy like this with a solid operation and a quality product people enjoy say, "If I had it to do all over again, I'd never have opened this place in the city." it makes me physically sick.
OT - Daley sued by Inspector General!
City Watchdog Agency Sues Daley Administration
November 4, 2009 4:36 PM
The city watchdog agency charged with rooting out City Hall corruption today sued Mayor Richard Daley's administration for allegedly thwarting an investigation into possible wrongdoing by current and former employees.
The Inspector General's office wants Daley's top lawyer, Mara Georges, to hand over certain documents kept by her office relating to a no-bid contract that was awarded in 2006 to a former city worker.
Weis, Masters, Brust, Klimas and Daly are contributing to OUR pension fund.
Anonymous said...
I work at the airport and am disgusted by the ever changing landscape~flowers are pulled up, thrown away and new ones planted every few months ~ WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!!!
11/04/2009 11:56:00 AM
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Ohhh, they do the same thing on Michigan Ave.
Anonymous said...
Acting IG is suing city for records. She is former CPD. I think Mr. Chuckie will not appoint her to the full-time position
11/04/2009 04:03:00 PM
The new IG was named by Daley on Oct 9th. Former Fed prosecutor Joe Ferguson.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/
2009/10/daley-names-another-fed-as-city-hall-inspector-general.html
Anonymous said...
That's all funds from TIF. Shortshanks' personal piggy bank. One-sixth of all property taxes go into to Shortshit's fund to be used any way HE wants to use it. And Shanks said it won't be used on Police and Fire who, he slid in to one of his bullshit speeches, make up 70 percent of the budget.
11/04/2009 12:15:00 PM
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Fuck You Daley ! You Cheap Prick !!!
I promise that when you die I will piss on your grave at least twice a year for as long as I live.
Sooooo its been almost a week since rumorville took over....ARE WE GETTING THE 4-2 SHIFT or WHAT?!! Thanks FOP for not posting anything about ...anything...We are weeks away from furlough picks and watch selections and NOTHING...NADA...
Chicago Police to get a reality Show ?
Great, citizens will watch us and laugh !!
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Chicago-Cops-About-to-Get-Real-69081722.html
QUIT AND LEAVE THE CITY LoL
..and what's with that overhang disaster on the second level at O'hare that is being propped up by iron beams and has an engineer on 24/7 to make sure nothing moves or collapses??? Another co$tly "mistake" by the no-bid contractors no doubt. They don't want the media to report that and no one in the media has the balls to investigate it.
RE civiians raiding our pension
..and why is the Pension Board allowing this??? Don't you have to be "vested" for 10 years???
Anonymous said...
ot Bob Weisskopf & Mike Ryan
why not request that Captains are required to work 1st and 3rd watches in busy districts without captains before districts 12 , 13 ,19 , 20 , 21 , 23 are manned with captains on the 2nd watch
these districts are quiet and could be handled by a lieutenant
the out of grade isn't pensionable
let the captains earn there salary
I'm sure the Superintendent would agree to this request
11/04/2009 11:31:00 AM
Hell, a good sergeant could handle second watch in those districts.
This the perfect forum to organize an "enemies list " and target those alderman that need to be removed . Now is the time to begin the process to set up the essential fundraising,petitioning etc. Let's become a force not a farce!
Somebody PLEASE dig deeper. I work at the airport and it gets better and better every day!!
Anonymous said...
OHare money comes from the airlines, not taxes.
11/04/2009 03:44:00 PM
Gee aren't those called taxes also?
Nice try suckass!
Spokesperson Roderick Drew said the top brass had no idea whether they belonged to the police fund, or the general municipal fund, and had never heard of the three year buy-in.
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Yeah right! Like they never checked to see where their money was going!
to 10:14 am....remember Daley's boy didn't even make it through "Beast Barracks"
At least the old man made it through USMC boot camp at that age, maybe that is where he learned to be such a prick.
signed....a former Marine
I just got back from grabbing some to-go food from one of my favorite locally owned/operated eateries. The owner was there shooting the BS with a couple of regular guys . . . I overhear him say how much the city bends him for things like sign/awning fees & licenses while at the same time they cut his business traffic off at the knees with things like the parking meter situation.
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Don't forget this from Crain's 2002: city landscaping rules that require them to erect wrought-iron fences around parking lots, plant trees and otherwise spruce up their properties. They say the requirements could cost small manufacturers tens of thousands of dollars apiece and eliminate parking spots.
U.S. Military acadamies. I know it's though but, I believe Daley's boy as well as another 11th ward hack and Deputy Chief "Hot wheeles" Keating's boy ....Jealous go get some CLOUT ur self or just sux it up office
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
I work at the airport and am disgusted by the ever changing landscape~flowers are pulled up, thrown away and new ones planted every few months ~ WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!!!
11/04/2009 11:56:00 AM
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Ohhh, they do the same thing on Michigan Ave.
11/04/2009 07:04:00 PM
After seeing this occur regularly on Cicero Ave, gateway to Midway, I inquired to the workers why they do this so often.
They put their heads down and said, "Don't talk to him, he's a reporter."
I didn't push my luck and left before they made some shit up and called their "Boss".
Enough Already?1?1?! said...
Sooooo its been almost a week since rumorville took over....ARE WE GETTING THE 4-2 SHIFT or WHAT?!! Thanks FOP for not posting anything about ...anything...We are weeks away from furlough picks and watch selections and NOTHING...NADA...
11/04/2009 07:34:00 PM
Lighten up, Francis. Just be glad you have a job.
http://i.dailyherald.com/stories/112/normal/112468.jpg
11/04/2009 12:23:00 PM
My friend owns a home on Keating,he knows the liquor store owner who told him the city "forced him out," typical bullshit but where did this money come from? Look at your tax bills hidden is all the TIF money (tax increment finanace) that daley controls millions and millions he does what he pleases that criminal pos!
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
ot Bob Weisskopf & Mike Ryan
why not request that Captains are required to work 1st and 3rd watches in busy districts without captains before districts 12 , 13 ,19 , 20 , 21 , 23 are manned with captains on the 2nd watch
these districts are quiet and could be handled by a lieutenant
the out of grade isn't pensionable
let the captains earn there salary
I'm sure the Superintendent would agree to this request
11/04/2009 11:31:00 AM
Hell, a good sergeant could handle second watch in those districts.
11/04/2009 08:13:00 PM
Throw 010 in that list, oh wait no good ones there
"Fuck You Daley ! You Cheap Prick !!!
I promise that when you die I will piss on your grave at least twice a year for as long as I live.
11/04/2009 07:08:00 PM"
you'll have to wait in line, a long, long, long line.....
Daley is like a cocaine addict! He can't get enough money to feed his habit! He now needs billions, not millions to just get by! He is totally out of control now and needs to be taken to a rehab center! Repeat after me Richie, "In every day and in every way, I'm getting better and better!" "No wait, anyone want to lease City Hall?"
hamilton is a great cop and a worker
Daley even owns the newspapers and all its "investigators"! Daley is actually Whitey Bulger! He feeds them stories like parking for free for police and city officials around sporting events and then they ignore all the "Ali Daley and his 50 Thieves" plundering! Genius I say, genius! All the "worker ants" here must now pay dearly for cheering when we were ousted in the first round of the "Daley O'lympics"!
OT:Anonymous said...
Can I use my LINK card at the casino atm?
11/04/2009 05:35:00 AM
YES WE CAN!!!
Who owns Landrum & Brown?
11/04/2009 10:00:00 AM
Landrum & Brown?
Anonymous said...
Can we lease shortshanks? But then again who the hell wants him?
11/04/2009 10:41:00 AM
TURN DOWN YOUR VOLUME BEFORE CUTTING & PASTING THE FOLLOWING LINK, unless you like waking the neighbors to the tune of "Short People"!
http://www.freeonlinegames.com/puzzle-games/midget-tossing.html
Anonymous said...
City needs money? How about advertising on sides of police vehicles? Or instead of a raise, cops could rent out the backs of their vests for adds.
11/04/2009 11:21:00 AM
Just not Target, ok?
That new western terminal will have Express Trains from the CTA
(Block 37 Express Terminal) that run on Secret Imaginary Tracks, that nobody can see!
It's all very High Tech. stuff!
All paid for by secret express money from the city pension funds!
Oh Crap, I wasn't suppose to say that!
MotorMan Phil!
keep signing the petitions
"Before money is taken money is taken out of our pockets, R. Hamilton should immediately be returned to Sergeant’s pay."
You forgot to mention the take home car and overtime he gets each week. Someone should notify the Inspector General's office.
Anonymous said...
City needs money? How about advertising on sides of police vehicles? Or instead of a raise, cops could rent out the backs of their vests for adds.
11/04/2009 11:21:00 AM
Just not Target, ok?
11/04/2009 11:02:00 PM
Clever (wiping off monitor)
The shirt I saw at the uniform store said it all about this city: " Welcome to Chicago, if our taxes don't kill you, our honor students will!"
Someone on the pension board should look into Mike Brady who took a leave of absence from the C.P.D twenty some years ago to become Mike Sheehans personnell driver with Cook County and still managed to pay into our pension while on leave and made eligible to collect a pension.Not a bad deal.Another political hack sweetheart deal
The miraculous windfall of money they didn't know they had, that they just found, usually doesn't come until AFTER the contract gets done. Someone is jumping the gun by spending what they don't have before we get our overdue contract. I sure hope that doesn't upset the midget too much, or he might have to lay off more working people to show how broke the city is.
This golden money that the idiot craps has to be coming from either grant money or the TIFs that are nowhere near O'Hare. Either way, I'd bet a box of bagels that the money is misappropriated.
To say nothing of the noise from the low flying aircraft.
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