The Chicago Inspector General showed up at the Chicago Commission on Animal Care and Control. A dog was put to sleep by accident and Chicago City Workers involved misplaced the records. One person that witnessed the event said,” A whole bunch of plump guys and gals, huffing and puffing after the fifty foot walk from the curb stormed the joint”. Most investigators were “pissed off” and told my informant,” F-this shit, we usually just sit in cars all day spying on residency violations”, and “Man this is work!”. One other witness told me, “They went over the top, guns were drawn, they all had “Men in Black” uniforms. I saw one hillbilly tease the I.G. and call them “bunch of wanna be coppers”, the hillbilly walked off after the rude comment and the I.G. could not catch up with him. Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman had nothing to say on this mess. The conditions of the Dog Pound is a mess, said several people. The dogs would eat their own feces, as the food was missing. Please see Fran Spielman’s account of events in the Chicago Sun-Times, Saturday September 23, 2006. I think the I.G. should be disbanded and real police and investigators should investigate crimes. Story by Big Al.

Alderman Bernie Stone is long time Chicago Alderman, and as a result has got clout. Prior to meeting Bernie Stone, I was not impressed with his views regarding Mayor Daley. I do not think Bernie comprehends the power Daley took away from Chicago Alderman. Alderman have too little power to interfere on behalf of a city worker. Bernie and I agree on this. Also although Bernie is against “Big Box”, I was happy to see him drinking “Kirkland Brand” bottled water. Kirkland is a Costco brand name. Costco is more worker friendly than Walmart or Target. Costco pays a fair wage and is pro-union. During the class Tom Roeser and I had a good verbal assault with Bernie, Tom gave me a great lead-in shot with his “Hired Truck Scandal” question, but I did not bite, sorry Tom. My main impression with Bernie is he just want to get along with Daley and after 30 years as Alderman he is just tired. But, Bernie is as sharp as a whip, I just do not agree with his views on many issues such as TIF’s and Daley’s performance as mayor. I think term limits are needed in Chicago because we need fresh blood in Chicago Council. Photo by Patrick McDonough with Tony Joyce’s camera.

September 21, 2006. The second half of the Tom Roeser classes at Roosevelt College in Chicago was excellent. Cynthia of the Illinois Campaign of Political Reform was the speaker. http://www.ilcampaign.org/ Cynthia was very informative and was very interactive with many of the class members. Many of the class members are high profile political players, so the back and forth was great. Cynthia is a wonderful person that challenges the “Status Quo”. I enjoyed the exchange. Photo by Patrick McDonough with Tony Joyce’s camera.

From all gossip, we can conclude, Chicago’s Sun-times article exposing the Corruption and Clout in Mayor Daley’s Hired Truck Program was brought a screeching halt, the “Hired Truck Program” was terminated on Friday September 15, 2006. Many contractors are out of the scandal plagued programs that made some insiders millions of dollars. I think the program will morph into something else to keep the insiders rich. One Chicago Hired Truck Contractor was squeaky clean and made it to the end of the program. He and his books were examined by the Chicago Inspector General, the F.B.I., and the Internal Revenue Service. Jaime Hernandez owned Aztec Trucking, Inc. Please use this company that is MBE and DBE certified. His company phone number is 312-215-5990. We completed a long video tonight and look forward to some things this man had to say. After talking to Jaime I came to the conclusion, the less business you got from the Chicago Hired Truck Program, the more legit your business was. Jaime is backing William “Dock” Walls for Mayor of Chicago. Photo by Patrick McDonough

I know Mayor Daley’s face has a southern slack jaw inbred look to it, but when I saw the front page of the Chicago Sun-Times on September 14, 2006, I confess I almost vomited. Daley has some teeth growing in all sorts of directions. Well let us look at the issue of the big box ordinance. Chicago’s City Council started doing their job after letting the Mayor’s Administration run wild with taxpayer’s money for years. An ordinance passed which the majority of Chicago aldermen wanted and the majority of Chicago citizens demanded. Big box is not a big deal per se, because I feel the unions have an obligation to organize. They have blown years of organizing and have been in bed with Mayor Daley far too long. Chicago Unions could make a good start by requiring all labor laws on the books are enforced. Some unions do a poor job protecting the rights of Chicago city workers. Phony minority companies are non-union and receive millions of taxpayer’s money but pay their workers a sub-standard wage. Why is Tadin of Marina Cartage given 1.1 million dollar insider deal in the 11th Ward? Tadin is non-union, but I was told by one of his workers he has some union guys. I saw Tadin’s Water Tank Trucks on the Dan Ryan construction project. Tadin is one of Daley’s buddies, was the unions told to back off organizing Tadin’s trucking empire? Daley is in lots of trouble with the FEDS, was a deal made with George W. Bush to veto the Big Box Ordinance for leniency on the Criminal and the illegal use of Clout? Mayor Daley is a “George Ryan” Democrat and a disgrace to all working families. We call the Daley’s “Lace Curtain Irish”, because they forgot their roots are in Ireland. As for Daley using the race card by having a bunch of poor blacks on stage with him, what would you expect from people that are the product of his failed school system? Would you expect the poorly educated to expect a fair wage, look at the poorest areas of the United States, they are anti-union and live in squalor. Thanks to the sky high taxes in Chicago expect to have both parents working, expect poor schools, and more families with no electricity. Daley is a “RAT” on his non-union veto. Photo by Patrick McDonough.

Tom Roeser is a famous radio and newspaper columnist in the United States. Tom and Terrence Brunner team up to expose more of Chicago shady contract scams and deals. O’Hare 20 billion dollar expansion is Chicago corruption at it’s “finest.” Please click here to enjoy this important video. Thank you. Patrick McDonough

James Ylisela Jr. and Terrence Brunner team up to expose more corruption at Chicago City Hall, Chicago O’Hare expansion, and Mayor Daley’s Corrupt Contact deals. Please enjoy this video by clicking here.

At most community events concerning the betterment of government you can count on Wayne Strnad’s participation and involvement. When my “since than reversed” termination with the City of Chicago Department of Water Management, Wayne stood by my family’s side to let people know the firing was a retaliation for my whistleblowing activities. Wayne was at the TRAC meeting September 14, 2006 to protest the massive tax increases in Chicago. Wayne uncovered massive vote fraud and claims Daley’s buddy Dick Devine (Cook County State’s Attorney) did nothing about it. Gee… you mean the same guy that hired Alexander Vroustouris runs a clout and corruption free office? Visit Wayne at.. http://www.citizensforcommunityaction.org/ Photo by Patrick McDonough

On September 14, 2006, a large group of citizens gathered at the Humboldt Park Boat House in Chicago. Speaker after speaker demanded something be done about the sky high taxes in Chicago. These folks had nothing good to say about Mike Madigan or Rich Daley. They feel they are forced out of their homes and much of the cause is government waste. Also the group is concerned about the expensive new homes and condos invading the neighborhoods. One of the people at the front of the picture is John Fritchey. John Fritchey is the State Rep. of the 11th District and is very honest and ethical. John as usual had a superb appearance, I sure he could go into the gigalo business if politics did not work out. His blog is: http://www.johnfritchey.blogspot.com/ I am really surprised the event was not covered by more of Chicago Media, I guess they are busy with all the corruption and clout in Mayor Daley’s Administration. Was that Wyane Strnad in the background? Photo by Patrick McDonough

On September 14, 2006, I was again looking forward to my school night at Roosevelt College in downtown Chicago. I could not wait to attend class because one of the most famous Chicago Good Guys was taking over for Tom Roeser, the regular teacher. J. Terrence Brunner is the former head of the Chicago Better Government Association. Terry is a true crime fighter and now running the Aviation Integrity Project. Since birds of a feather flock together…. Please enjoy this picture of Terry with Mike Quigley, the Cook County Commissioner of the 10th District. Mike Quigley always fights for the taxpayer. Photo by Patrick McDonough