Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The Chutes & Ladders of The Chicago Way
John Kass, Chicago TribuneThe federal sentencing hearing for convicted influence peddler Antoin "Tony" Rezko — once a friend and personal real estate fairy to President Barack Obama— had just begun in Chicago.It was just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday when U.S. District Court Judge Amy St. Eve motioned to the marshal to bring Rezko into the courtroom. A door in the wall opened to a sparse corridor where prisoners often wait.But there was no Rezko. A half a minute passed. Still no Rezko. Then another half minute, like a magic trick gone bad.And then came that loud flushing sound.It was...
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