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A federal law enforcement agency and Chicago's inspector general are looking into the process by which Bally's won the Chicago casino license, according to people familiar with the matter. Sources, including one who has been interviewed in the matter, say a second, parallel inquiry is being conducted by Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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If you want a business license, bribe required. If you want a rezone, bribe required. If you want a building permit, bribe required. Pass an inspection, bribe required. A multi millions casino project is gonna generate a lot of under the table, plain envelope transfers to an assortment of city officials.
The Chitty government is run like a mafia organization. Pay to Play.
Classic! They are years away from getting into their permanent location and the whole thing could get blown up. Chicago is run by morons.
Oh, come on. Who would believe a story that there might be corruption in a Chicago gambling operation?
You forgot the 😉 – don’t want readers to think you’re serious, now do we?
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