Chicago Mob Linked Illinois State Senator James DeLeo Hands Out Scholarships

He was one of Obama's closest friends in the Illinois State Senate. He was a bagman that plead guilty to filing a false statement in the infamous massive Cook County judicial scandal Operation Greylord. John Kass reports on Rod Blagojevich's good friend, Jimmy DeLeo :

If the Tribune's series on political clout influencing University of Illinois admissions hasn't made you angry enough, try this one:

Kurt Berger is a corrupt former Chicago Buildings Department supervisor now in federal prison for taking bribes. A couple of years ago, he had a problem. It wasn't just the FBI.

In 2007, Berger's son was a student at a state school, as Berger was facing time in the federal pen. The feds shut down his bribe operation, and he needed some extra cash for the tuition.

But he didn't have enough. So he gladly accepted the gift of your cash. That's right, yours. And who helped him to your cash?


Why, none other than state Sen. James DeLeo (D-How You Doin?), the eminent philanthropist.

Can Jimmy DeLeo deny knowing this important Chicago Mob boss?