I will post an excellent interview I taped at my home today in Chicago’s 48th Ward. Michael Volpe looked forward to this interview with Joel Pollack. Joel is an outstanding person and very, very intelligent. Photo by Patrick McDonough
The private personal video of Daley's forced removal from office
Mayor Daley goes to China again, to beg, again.
Mayor Daley is going to China saying "we need to think outside the box". "Thanks to Daley we will all be living inside a cardboard box", said Patrick McDonough.
Fran Spielman finds Water Department Truck stolen from Night Crew
Please read article from Chicago Sun-Times Fran Spielman. Fran Spielman gets her own truck now… GPS tracks city truck taken on a joyride
Vehicle swiped while Water Management crew on fast-food run
September 15, 2010
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter
Mayor Daley has installed GPS tracking systems in city vehicles to improve employee accountability and speed deployment of limited resources.
Little did he know one of the devices would be used to track down a stolen city truck taken for a joy ride.
A night investigator for the city’s Department of Water Management is in hot water after his truck was stolen early Saturday morning from the parking lot of a Burrito King on the Far Northwest Side.
The investigator and several members of his crew had apparently stopped for tacos, even though they are paid to work eight hours straight.
Thanks to GPS, the truck was recovered a few hours later at the Renaissance Apartments on River Road.
“Some time around 3 a.m. Saturday, we had a crew on the North Side having lunch. Apparently a truck was taken and driven for an hour or so,” said Water Management spokesman Tom LaPorte.
“It was recovered using GPS and found out in the O’Hare area. There was nothing altered on the truck. There was no theft. We have the truck back, and the driver is facing disciplinary action.”
LaPorte acknowledged that the crew was supposed to be working eight hours straight and was not authorized to stop for food.
The GPS system was activated by the so-called “leak desk” at the Jardine Water Filtration Plant.
Leak desk employees, assigned to answering phones and prioritizing repair requests, were at the center of a 2005 payroll scam.
Those accused of falsifying attendance records over a two-month period by swiping each other in and out included the brother-in-law of County Commissioner John Daley, the mayor’s brother.
The assignment has long been dominated by 11th Ward loyalists. The Department of Water Management was at the center of the Hired Truck scandal, which branched out into city hiring. Photo by Patrick mcDonough
Vince, Tony, Daley maka money handa over fista for GV Construction
I was cracking up last week following up on story after story, construction site after construction site. Mayor Daley sending our money to suburban contractors is legendary. While City of Chicago employees starve and must reside in Chicago, contractors rent a space and the Office of the Inspector General seems unconcerned with compliance. I think this is because the Commissioners can overrule the OIG. Could you imagine Daley would allow the OIG investigations crimped and scuttled by politics? Could you imagine the waste of money only to find out all the taxpayer money on investigations are clouted. I spoke with the engineer on this jobsite, he lives in the suburbs. He has worked doing the exact same job as city workers for about twenty five years. The site had trucks, equipment and concrete trucks on the ready. Ozinga, who would have guessed? I passed Department of Transportation city workers and they were waiting for cement. They were standing around like knuckleheads. When Daley gets out, the Commissioners from transportation, the contractors with all the shared offices and buildings need an audit. The Office of the Inspector General needs independence. What a scam. When Daley leaves Chicago and takes all the scum buzzards with him, many more will face the Federal Hatchet. Photo by patrick McDonough
Another guy shot today right on the sidewalk in broad daylight in Chicago
Today, I saw a black guy on the sidewalk bleeding all over. He was shot in the middle of the day, in broad daylight. People were all around him and the police just arrived. Thank you to all Chicago Police. His head was a few inches off the sidewalk, it still bothers me now. I saw his face and he saw mine. We had direct eye to eye contact. We have very large problems in Chicago. Daley is jumping ship after letting a cancer eat the west side. You need to open your eyes and watch Chicago rot, then you will get it. Chicago News Stations will never show what I saw today. God bless Chicago, God Bless us all. Patrick McDonough.
Northeast Ward Democrats emergency meeting "Bob Fioretti for Mayor"
Patrick McDonough from the 48th Ward is calling all Northeast side democrats to vote on having Bob Fioretti as our choice for Mayor of Chicago. Tonight.
Michael Volpe Chicago Clout Superstar Host interviews Fred K White, Mayoral Candidate Chicago
Who makes the money on Daley Plaza's "bikes for rich whites" ?
This is a picture of the Daley Plaza with Mayor Daley’s private bike program for rich white folks. I need help on figuring out how you get a private program on public property. I also like the Daley plaza sign on the bike holder. Mayor Daley likes black folks vote, but he will not put one of these bike enterprises in the west or south side of Chicago. I guess Daley does not trust the mexicans or blacks in Chicago. How much money does this make and who benefits? What rent do they pay to use public property? Why is Chicago broke? Photo by Patrick McDonough
Dear God Almighty please help the 46th ward Candidates now.
Today was another day for making a small matter a big deal. I received a couple of phone calls on the funny business in the 46th ward. Many of the last elections were great for State Representatives and Chicago Alderman because there was a quid pro quo. The mortgage market was fueled by corruption and false promises by lenders and borrowers alike. The Chicago Alderman allowed changes to the zoning and made many contractors millionaires. Many of those builders have returned back to Europe with the money or are stuck with unfinished buildings. When election times were close, the collection plates were full, intimidating potential rivals. In fact, many wards have a family business in politics which made themselves and their families very wealthy. I was happy to find competition in the 46th ward because of the unprofessional behavior by that ward office today. Simply put, I asked for Ms. Davis at the 46th ward office, identified myself, and she hung up. I was confirming a story about a member of her family. I called back, than her staff kept me on hold for about a half an hour, on purpose, and then a POLICE OFFICER answered. He was told I am harassing Ms. Davis!!! The police officer was very nice, I remembered him from a couple of on the job incidents, I told him I was a member of the press and that was the end of the conversation. I was very glad I had a witness during the entire episode. I think Helen Shiller runs a three ring circus in the 46th ward and the funny business by her staff is very unprofessional. None of her staff would give me their name. If you are a candidate for office in the 46th ward please contact me at Chicago Clout. I got a great story for your campaign literature. A really, really great story!!!