At felon's car-leasing spot, pols have zeal for the deals

John Kass reports:

When it comes to leasing a fine luxury car, where do indicted political fixer Tony Rezko, King of Cicero "Fast Eddie" Vrdolyak, politicians, Rush Street bar owners, nursing home czars and even state Sen. Jimmy DeLeo (D-How You Dooin'?) go for their deals?

To Marc Zaransky, leaser to the Illinois political stars, and a boss at C.A.R. Leasing in Lincolnwood.

Even though he's a two-time convicted felon whose first conviction involved bribing a mobbed-up Cook County sheriff's boss in exchange for county contracts, politicians still flock to Zaransky for their car leases.

Now he's involved in multiple lawsuits from banks and car dealers—one suit filed in federal court and four in Cook County recently—demanding money for autos that disappeared or weren't delivered.

You'll be hearing more about this one.