At one point I read a story in Springfield’s State-Journal Register the Bill Cellini had invented and patented a shower curtain that bowed outward. He installed them in the Hotel Renaissance, which was financed by never-recovered state money approved by … Continue reading
Two of the investors in the Waukegan casino group showed up in Crystal Lake to make a pitch for and won the approximately $115 million Vulcan Lakes Tax Increment Financing district development. One of them, sitting before the Crystal Lake … Continue reading
Two of the investors in the Waukegan casino group showed up in Crystal Lake to make a pitch for and won the approximately $115 million Vulcan Lakes Tax Increment Financing district development. One of them, sitting before the Crystal Lake … Continue reading
As I mentioned in the first article I wrote on the subject, it would have come earlier had I not had a Cub Scout meeting to attend the night that Bill Cellini made his successful pitch to be the TIF … Continue reading
As I mentioned in the first article I wrote on the subject, it would have come earlier had I not had a Cub Scout meeting to attend the night that Bill Cellini made his successful pitch to be the TIF … Continue reading
The following is a press release from U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald’s office: WILLIAM F. CELLINI, SR., INDICTED FOR ALLEGED ROLE IN DEFRAUDINGTEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM WITH REZKO, LEVINE AND OTHERS CHICAGO –A longtime political insider in Springfield was indicted today on … Continue reading
The following is a press release from U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald’s office: WILLIAM F. CELLINI, SR., INDICTED FOR ALLEGED ROLE IN DEFRAUDINGTEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM WITH REZKO, LEVINE AND OTHERS CHICAGO –A longtime political insider in Springfield was indicted today on … Continue reading
When the Reconnaissance Hotel opened in Springfield, it was the pride and joy of Bill and Julie Cellini. I remember reading she did the interior decorating. You can see her taste every time you see the flowers in the entry … Continue reading
When the Reconnaissance Hotel opened in Springfield, it was the pride and joy of Bill and Julie Cellini. I remember reading she did the interior decorating. You can see her taste every time you see the flowers in the entry … Continue reading
You may remember I was not at the October 10, 2006, Crystal Lake city council meeting when Mayor Aaron Shepley and his city council colleagues picked Bill Cellini’s consortium to take on the over $100 million Vulcan Lakes Tax Increment … Continue reading
You may remember I was not at the October 10, 2006, Crystal Lake city council meeting when Mayor Aaron Shepley and his city council colleagues picked Bill Cellini’s consortium to take on the over $100 million Vulcan Lakes Tax Increment … Continue reading
Last May, Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass focused on two of the principals who won the contract from Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley and his city council for the Route 14/Vulcan Lakes TIF contract: Bill Cellini andMichael Marchese Sunday, he … Continue reading
Last May, Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass focused on two of the principals who won the contract from Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley and his city council for the Route 14/Vulcan Lakes TIF contract: Bill Cellini andMichael Marchese Sunday, he … Continue reading
Former State Senator Mark Rhoads, who served in the 1970’s and now resides in the Washington, D.C., area, made some comments on my story posted on Illinois Review about Jeff Ladd’s grant of immunity from prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s … Continue reading
Former State Senator Mark Rhoads, who served in the 1970’s and now resides in the Washington, D.C., area, made some comments on my story posted on Illinois Review about Jeff Ladd’s grant of immunity from prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune wrote yesterday that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is seeking “to compel Jeffrey Ladd, a heavyweight lawyer for health-care companies who has dealt with the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, one of two boards (Ron Blagojevich rune raiser … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune wrote yesterday that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is seeking “to compel Jeffrey Ladd, a heavyweight lawyer for health-care companies who has dealt with the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, one of two boards (Ron Blagojevich rune raiser … Continue reading
The Tribune has done what I think is an internet first in publishing a column by John Kass which did not end up in print. At least in my edition. And the Tribune web site has two columns by Kass … Continue reading
The Tribune has done what I think is an internet first in publishing a column by John Kass which did not end up in print. At least in my edition. And the Tribune web site has two columns by Kass … Continue reading
