More Pension Looting
At first blush, a pension bill adopted by the General Assembly in 2007 seemed to have a laudable goal: extending retirement benefits to local police force employees’ widows after they remarried.
But buried within the legislation was something considerably less altruistic: a provision that enabled a member of one of Chicago’s better-known political families to boost his pension by more than $30,000 a year — while saddling unsuspecting taxpayers in Oak Brook with nearly $750,000 in funding liabilities, the Chicago Sun-Times and Better Government Association have learned.
The recipient of that larger pension, Thomas Sheahan, is a former police chief in Oak Brook, the current village manager in Lyons and a member of a Democratic clan that has helped rule Chicago’s Southwest Side for decades.
Sharp-tongued and unapologetic about benefitting from the provision that no one else has used, the 59-year-old Sheahan said of his pension: “I worked for 24 f------ years [in the public sector], I deserve every penny of it and I deserve a lot f------ more.”
posted by SCC at 12:04 AM
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I DEMAND RESPECT ! ! !
It turns out after Thursday’s Compstat meeting there was an “after-meeting” with the exempts.
The Superintendent and 1st Deputy are upset over not “getting respect”.
As it turns out, Mc-Barstool has picked up on the fact that the exempts think he is a joke and seen it when everyone was laughing and cutting up during the Compstat meeting.
There was also an incident in the past week when a press conference was held at the 007th District. Mc-Dickwad walked into the station and Uncle Garry extended his hand out to a police officer leaning up against the wall with his hands tucked inside his vest and his foot up against the wall.
The officer stated, “Wus Up?” to the Super and never shook his hand. To say the least, this really fucked over Mc-Dickwad’s ego!
Now he is pushing for us to be “more professional” and adhere to stricter uniform standards with the help of the new inspectors.
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?
HERE IS THE BIG JOKE:
1st Deputy “Merit” WYSINGER stated that many exempts will be visiting roll calls to get the message out.
He will expect and DEMAND that when a Commander or those of a higher rank walk into the roll call room EVERYONE will RISE and STAND AT ATTENTION when they walk in!!!!
This BASTARD piece of shit NEVER received a promotion legitimately in his life and has the balls to exempt this?
It goes to show how these ego-maniacs are out of control!
That's nice. He'd be the first in line to to deny you YOUR pension. Mark my words.
24 years. You got a great pension compared to the average Joe who works until they're 67 and gets enough ss to keep himself eating dogfood. Let's not forget that connected post-retirement job also. And you got the fucking chutzpah to say you DESERVE 30k more. Fuck you. You cook county leftist hacks are beyond redemption. If this was the time of the French Revolution I'd drag your ass to the gallows myself. And put your fucking head on a pike.
wtf only in chicago
The political grand-standers always think they're more valuable than they actually are.
The Sheahans' sponsored one guy at my job for foreman. The guy was legit, had the proper credentials and busted his ass working outdoors for nearly 20 years.
I'd take the Sheahans any day over the Madigans and Cullertons.
What an arrogant, thieving POS!
Just goes to show you the mentally of the criminal politicians that infest this State, County and City.
And now we have him as our "Village Manager" getting $65,000/yr for less than 20 hrs/week. Plus we got Harley Shenker as our police chief.
Known him since he was knee high.Not the brightest fella.Even with all his clout,he could'nt pass the C.P.D test back in the 70's(what does that tell you?)So the powers to be set him up out in the burbs,where he could hop from one municipality to the next,looting their pensions.All the while knowing he had this trump card in his pocket that was snuck into a bill by our upstanding Democratic representatives in Springfield.
It goes to show how these ego-maniacs are out of control!
4/01/2012 12:04:00 AM
So many Officers look look crap. Beards, earrings, long hair and sloppy uniforms. Go, Al. GO!
As for the politicians. Get rid of them all. VOTE AGAINST EVERY INCUMBANT!
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HERE IS THE BIG JOKE:
1st Deputy “Merit” WYSINGER stated that many exempts will be visiting roll calls to get the message out.
He will expect and DEMAND that when a Commander or those of a higher rank walk into the roll call room EVERYONE will RISE and STAND AT ATTENTION when they walk in!!!!
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Great, at my advanced age and nearing retirement as I am and not giving a fuck as I do, I will put my recently acquired talent of being able to fart loudly at will to good use.
I just hope that good old fart gas is all that comes out.
"Wus Up" is Englewood for "attention"
And now Matt(one and done)O'Shea wants to send his arrogant ,idiot secretary Fran (I fleeced the taxpayers for my childs college education)Hurley to Springfield to do their sneaky shit.These lemming voters in the 19th ward better wake up and realize that these phony ,two faced politicians out here are only here to grab everything they can for themselves while the getting is good.And if you open your eyes and look around,it's not gonna be good much longer.
They hired him. It was all clout right? Fuck Oak Brook, Sheehan, the democrat party, illinois politics.... Fuck everyone
"I deserve it all and more." Doesnt this aptly sum up the Daley, Sheahan and Madigan Crime Families?
5: 32 am. Why should we take any of them? Time to end the irish welfare system, but we all know we complain all day about these G-d damn thieves and NEVER vote these POS out of office. Thirty years dredging through the workplaces in illinois and chicago the most dedicated, loyal, and hard working were those with no clout. They respected their fellow workers, had their backs, and made it an absolute joy to be in the trenches. Political hacks and the plague of nepotism have never pulled their wait or earned the promotions or pay raises. Just take a look @ the CPD, CFD, STREETS AND SAN, OEMC, THE POSTAL SERVICE, CPS, AND THE CITY OF CHICAGO HIERACHY/COMMAND STAFF, we can only name one handful that actually deserve the rank or title. This city is so entrenched with the shite that is madigan, cullerton, daley, joyce, degnan, burke, mell, thompson, their spawn, berrios, solís, cardenas, rangel, jackson, beavers,brookins, beale, there is no saving this city and its good citizens. G-d bless SCC, CPD, CFD and their families on this palm sunday. today is the day jesus rode into jerusalem to rattle the status quo and bring peace and comfort to the oppressed, lets pray that come the next election that spirit stays within us.
To 12:04am Hey asshat! we are a paramilitary orginzation!!!! when a persin above the rank of LT. walks in the roll call room or any other room for that matter, someone(usually of highest rank in the room OR the first person to see him or her of rank) SHOULD call the room to attention!!!!! It is a RESPECT for the rank they hold, no matter what you think of him or her personally!!! I have served under some Jagoffs in my time but have always shown my respect to the rank! both in the Military and CPD! if you want to act like the jagoff you deserve as much disrespect as you plan on giving!
Not to mention what he looted in Deerfield.
ATTENTION AT ROLLCALL! said...
I DEMAND RESPECT ! ! !
It turns out after Thursday’s Compstat meeting there was an “after-meeting” with the exempts.
The Superintendent and 1st Deputy are upset over not “getting respect”.
As it turns out, Mc-Barstool has picked up on the fact that the exempts think he is a joke and seen it when everyone was laughing and cutting up during the Compstat meeting.
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That's good, Was Up, that's really funny. Ordering respect, that's a good one. These idiots don't have a clue about how this situation got this way in the first place. Years of being bossed by incompetent fools who owe their jobs to politicians and suddenly we are supposed to act like Marines in front of a drill instructor.
Well kiss my ass!
Not one of them have the sense to know that respect must be earned.
They can't make us wear hats, how in the fuck are they going to order respect? And if we don't snap to, then what? Are they going to suspend the entire roll call?
If McIdiot doesn't like the lack of respect he gets, he should see how we feel about Rahm Emanuel put into action sometime. I wouldn't piss on either of them if they were on fire. Or maybe I would, I can't decide.
It will be a coldd day in hell when I'll ever stand up for al "the merit hack" wysinger. He is a man who will help you out, but youd better be prepared to pucker up to his little asshole. Seen guys kiss up to this loser just to get favors or to get to tack or narcotics and I still feel embarrassed for them. This guy was a company man, a political wannabee, and a self agrandizer- just look at the awards given to him while commander of 015. He hates the blue shirts- just look at his comments regarding doughnuts and patrolmen. He is a merit hack idiot who can barely string a grammatically correct sentence together. Hell never get my respect.
A number of years ago, when Terry Gainer was Director of the State Police, he and his 1st Deputy (a lightweight named Marlin from Personnel who wouldn't make a pimple on a Cop's ass) demanded that whenever they entered a room, someone was supposed to yell "Attention on Deck" and we were all supposed to stand at attention until told "As You Were".
There were several guys who came to meetings a few minutes late, just to avoid having to show any type of military courtesy to these idiots.
It seems that, regardless of the agency, those who deserve the least respect demand the most.
When will the sheeple awaken to the unmitigated arrogance of these political hacks ? ? ?
Spoken like the true arrogant prick I know Sheahan to be.
Sheahan is a great example of why this state is broke. These self serving corrupt greedy bastards taking every dime they can when they work and retire. This mutt has been wired since day one and now wants to cash in. Why does every piece of legislation passed in this state have to have bullshit like this attached. This state is so far in debt some day we will indeed go bankrupt. But the fat cats will be just fine. The rest of us will be begging for food.
When your superior, your boss, walks up to you and you keep your hands in your pocket and say, " Waz Up", you really are a disrespectful fool. I don't care if you like the man or not you just give the proper respect. It is common in many police departments, semi-military organization, that officer stand when a superior officer enters the room. I can see it coming here. I retired from the job a long time ago but still have ties to the department. When I see how way too many officers dress and their grooming standards and their disrespect for suprvisors and for each other, it does not bring warm and fuzzies to me.
I think if you look at any piece of pension legislation that was signed into law in Springfield over the last 25 years, you will find such sweetners tacked on. I was on the boards of CPD unions for a few years and I have never seen any pension upgrades passed for the rank and file that did not contain sweetners for some commission or board or some individual somewhere in the state. Remember when the political class tried to get the civilian who ran our gym at 35th street into the police pension fund as an exempt? Almost made it.
It's pieces of shit like this bureaucrat asshole who are going to end up costing us our pensions benefits as they are today. This is why people think cops have a golden parachute pension. We are going to end up paying more or receiving less one day because assholes like this clown have been robbing pension funds dry for decades.
Respect is EARNED not given.
We haven't seen pension looting until Rahm gets busy destroying ours. He's going to try like Hell to do it.
Harley, can keep an eye on him now.
This just in....
You don't command respect. You earn it.
Anonymous said...
24 years. You got a great pension compared to the average Joe who works until they're 67 and gets enough ss to keep himself eating dogfood. Let's not forget that connected post-retirement job also. And you got the fucking chutzpah to say you DESERVE 30k more. Fuck you. You cook county leftist hacks are beyond redemption. If this was the time of the French Revolution I'd drag your ass to the gallows myself. And put your fucking head on a pike.
4/01/2012 12:57:00 AM
Well Said!!!!!
Anonymous said...
The political grand-standers always think they're more valuable than they actually are.
The Sheahans' sponsored one guy at my job for foreman. The guy was legit, had the proper credentials and busted his ass working outdoors for nearly 20 years.
I'd take the Sheahans any day over the Madigans and Cullertons.
4/01/2012 05:32:00 AM
OK, that's like trying to decide between Stalin or Hitler, Daley or Emanuel, the Plague or Typhus.
All bad.
4/01/2012 12:04:00 AM
So many Officers look look crap. Beards, earrings, long hair and sloppy uniforms. Go, Al. GO!
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Another fucking dumbass that's missing the point.
Shut the fuck up, hair gel!!!
Too bad bad attitude isn't worth firing someone.
Are we a paramilitary organization or a Mickey Mouse organization?
To 12:04am Hey asshat! we are a paramilitary orginzation!!!! when a persin above the rank of LT. walks in the roll call room or any other room for that matter,
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Hey you SUCK ASS Kool Aid drinking dick-wad;
THIS IS THE CITY OF CHICAGO!
The MOST corrupt major city in the world...
the "bosses" are no more better qualified than the streets and sans piece of shit clout filled ASSHOLES. They are NOT worthy of the same respect of a military superior at all. I would salute a girl scout before I would give these asshats the phoney respect they demand.
NOW.. Go fuck youself.. "boss"
It's not SEMI-military, it's not PARA military....It was defined to me 34 years ago in theAcademy as QUASI-military....defined by Websters as meaning "seemingly". Read into that whatever fits.
ROG.....retired old guy
I would sooner snap to attention for a lowly private assigned to latrine duty than 90% of our command staff. If they wanted respect they would have stayed blue shirts and been the police, or not come on this job at all. They gave up the demand for respect when they used their clout to get ahead. You get a big paycheck instead, live with your choice.
Anonymous said...
Respect is EARNED not given.
4/01/2012 01:58:00 PM
Amen. Obviously McCarthy and Wysinger have never been in the Marine Corps. It's all about them, always has been. Soon we will be flogged or shot if we don't show the proper respect to the clout heavy corrupt incompetent pricks.
No disrespect meant to Del for expressing heartfelt gratitude for the close support he got in a near death experience but isn't that what the bosses are supposed to do? And wouldn't it mean so much more if they were big enough to do it anonymously?
Anonymous said...
5: 32 am. Why should we take any of them? Time to end the irish welfare system, but we all know we complain all day about these G-d damn thieves and NEVER vote these POS out of office.
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Haven't lived out south for quite some time, so I didn't vote for them. My alderman is an outsider and Polish.
Irish have made a pack with the devil -- payback is very, very close with BHO and Rahm at the helm.
You know buddy. You got it right. I would happily stand up and salute the average Joe who works his ass off every day for 37yrs until he's 63 for his pension and doesn't call some "dickwad" to steal a promotion out from under the person the earned it and deserves it. Not only would I happily salute that person, I'd like to call him/her my boss instead of these insufferable nimrods whose greatest achievement in life has been the ability to pass an envelope stuffed with cash to some crooked politician.
There's a difference between respect and fear. signed, the mob
Coming out of Springfield today that teachers in the state pension fund may very well see their checks decrease because the state pension funds are in such dire straights. Imagine that. Cutting the earned benefits teachers who worked all those years and letting these entitled bastard slime politicians rape the system. Maybe our own pension will be doing the same in the future. Our jagoff clueless Mayor has done nothing to address the short fall in the city pension funds. All he does is spend spend and spend some more. Shoving scarce tax dollars down endless rat holes.
Saw the name Gainer in a previous post.Reminded me of another 19 ward hack.While being assigned to the gun range,he was caught selling C.P.D.ammo at a outside county gun show,Guess what happened to him.He was reassigned to the crime lab and retired on a Sgts pension.Oblade Oblada life goes on.
Anonymous said...
To 12:04am Hey asshat! we are a paramilitary orginzation!!!! when a persin above the rank of LT. walks in the roll call room or any other room for that matter, someone(usually of highest rank in the room OR the first person to see him or her of rank) SHOULD call the room to attention!!!!! It is a RESPECT for the rank they hold, no matter what you think of him or her personally!!! I have served under some Jagoffs in my time but have always shown my respect to the rank! both in the Military and CPD! if you want to act like the jagoff you deserve as much disrespect as you plan on giving!
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SORRY, but I refuse to respect ANY rank that WASNT EARNED. And it aint too hard to figure out who amongst us at CPD didn't earn their chevrons, bars...and especially their gold star.
The day I stand up to salute the likes of a Henny Penny, Adrienne Stanley, Tony Carothers, Bartender Bea or anyone cut from the Meritcloutorious Cloth will be the day I die. And I'd laugh in your face if you expected me to snap to attention for a boss that walked into a room (stand-up/weapons inspection aside). Write me up for whatever you please and I guarantee I can get almost every other copper in that room drop paper citing past practice/precedent that shit like that doesn't happen in the real CPD world. This is one motherfucker you absolutely will NOT get to perform like some circus seal.
When this joint is run like a real 'paramilitary organization' I might think of falling into line. But until the day arrives where there are no secret study sessions for promotional exams, being related to a local politician means absolutely nothing in terms of advancement and hard work is really rewarded you can kiss my ass.
This ain't boot camp in any branch of the military you handjob. I stand by MY saying which is: "I respect the (wo)man regardless of rank that commands my respect. The rest of the poseur bitches on this job can suck a dead dogs d**k.
End of rant.
Just look at the northwest side 41st ward,10 senate district to see what happened in the last year.John Mulroe was appointed a senator in a back room deal by the Banks,Deleo and Cullerton crime organization.He is then elected and almost immediately votes to increase our taxes by 67%.he votes then for the il dream act to give scholarships for illegals.He then votes for all kinds of liberal bills ,taking all kinds of money from the abortion industry and seiu commies.His good buddy who shares a 2 unit office with him,Mary occoner 41st ward votes for every tax increase in front of her.How do you like your new water bills.She is also a seiu commie backer,Police hater pos.Say what you want at least the Police had a friend with Brian Doherty even if he likes to fight after cocktails.Also isn't it kind of funny that crime has skyrocketed in 41/016 in the last year?In the future don't waste your votes on these assholes,vote for republicans or someone who has conservative values.
Not a cop, and I do not collect a pension, have a 401k. My comment is this, there are thieves clearly in Springfield who have stolen for over 25 years from the public. No one has the balls to stand up and eliminate pensions for elected official and make them pay more for their healthcare. You would think Mark Kirk would have something to say after his stroke. These assholes are belligerent now about the amount of money they steal. My dad was a paramedic, one of the first in Illinois. The shit he went through was insane. And believe me, no one that I talk to think cops get a gold pension. You guys do not get enough. But WTF is up with your leadership?
Im always reading people (or person) complaining about beards and ear rings and bad grooming. What the fuck are you talking about, idiot. You need to clean the pubes off your glasses from the last ass you kissed, because I don't see what you see and don't understand why you care
It will be very interesting if the department changes the orders/rules and require more signs of respect for higher ranks what some of the tough talking officers will do?
I am getting set to retire very soon, and find it so so insulting that after paying into the pension plan for almost 40 yrs, along with so many others, and the fact that we all contribute dearly that our pension plan allowed Daley's nephew and this Davis goof to raid our funds, this asshole Gallahger who is our director should face a firing squad, we pay and the politicians loot, only trying steadily to get rid of our pensions, I worry constantly about getting screwed after I retire. We as public servants have to continue to monitor our pensions, attend meetings and ask questions, our pension board might not like it but if you sit back, they will kill us.
I wouldn't piss on either of them if they were on fire. Or maybe I would, I can't decide.
4/01/2012 10:50:00 AM
Just piss in their face, let the rest of them burn like the dry shit they amount to.
"Also isn't it kind of funny that crime has skyrocketed in 41/016 in the last year?"
--4/01/2012 11:57:00 PM
Enough that I heard on the radio that 016 was one of five "high-crime districts" geting a new commander...
As you can read, the director of the state teacher's pension fund is saying that cutting the benefits of retired teachers might be the only way to save the pension fund which is 43 billion in the hole. What next?
Give my Dad a pension. He went to City Hall once to pay a traffic ticket. You don't have to give him the Gold Braid though. He wouldn't pass the envelope for the promotion. Screw him.
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