The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
Hundreds of people packed Mayor Daley's family church over the weekend to raise tens of thousands of dollars to pay the legal bills of Daley's former patronage chief, Robert Sorich, who was convicted last month in a City Hall hiring scandal, the Sun-Times has learned.
Among those attending the fund-raiser at Nativity of Our Lord were the mayor's brother, Cook County Commissioner John Daley; one of the mayor's top political advisers, Tim Degnan; former union boss and reputed Outfit member Bruno Caruso; and Ald. James Balcer of the Daleys' 11th Ward, sources said. The suggested donation was $100 a ticket, and supporters spilled out of the church hall and into the parking lot.
Here's a gem from Bruno Caruso,a key member of the 26th Street/Chinatown crew:
"Somebody's in trouble, somebody needs help, you help him."
Caruso is a grandson of the late
Bruno Roti and nephew of the 1st Ward
Alderman Fred Roti.Even "made" guys can be Alderman in Chicago.
