Living and breathing in the Second City
Following up on my post earlier this week questioning why Jim Thompson cares so much about the Illinois Sports Facility Authority purchasing Wrigley Field, I’ve decided to see if the former governor is getting any expenses reimbursed by the ISFA, for which he serves as chairman.
So this week’s Friday FOIA is a request for Thompson’s expense report and credit card receipts. It is very likely that he doesn’t have any and that the he serves as ISFA Chairman for free. But you never know until you ask.
Here’s the letter if you’re interested.
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
-Carl Sandburg
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