6 Rezko Family Members on Cook County Payroll

Patronage is supposed to be illegal in hiring in for Cook County government.Wouldn't you know the amazing Tony Rezko has family on the public pad.The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Besides being a major fund-raiser and adviser for Blagojevich, Rezko has been a big supporter of Stroger, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar. There are six Rezkos on Cook County payrolls, including Rezko's wife, Rita, who is on the Employee Appeals Board.

Rezko's development company, Rezmar, has given $1,000 to Daley's campaign and $5,000 to his brother John Daley, a Cook County commissioner.

Now you know why Cook County has the highest retail sales taxes in America,it's expensive to run a patronage operation.