Is anybody but me curious about why Jim Thompson is so interested in orchestrating a state purchase of Wrigley Field? The easy answer would be that he’s getting a kick back from someone. And this is Illinois, after all. But the question is who is kicking back to who and where. My best guess at this point is that investigation would uncover a connection between Sam Zell’s Equity Group Investments and Jim Thompson’s Winston & Strawn (for which he is still registered to lobby).

There’s good background on the financial benefits of the deal at CapitolFax.