hwytohell Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-labor-leader-john-t-coli-sr-charged-in-extortion-scheme/amp/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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racer254 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) The feds allege that Coli accepted a $25,000 cash payment on July 7, 2016; $15,000 on Oct. 4, 2016; $10,000 on Nov. 29, 2016; $25,000 on Dec. 22, 2016, and $25,000 on April 4. ( Cinespace) received five grants totaling $27.3 million from the Quinn administration since 2011, including a $10 million grant in December 2014 to buy seven industrial properties near its North Lawndale campus. Coli helped the studio “navigate the politics of getting grants” from state government, said one source with knowledge of the situation. Coli “lobbied for all the state money to get Cinespace to build” in Chicago in the first place, the source said. Coli got 100 grand personally, but the grants were 27.3 million. Shouldn't someone also be looking into how these "grants" are available in a state that is bankrupt? Not to mention where and how those grants were spent? Edited July 13, 2017 by racer254 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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