The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
A fire-ravaged Bronzeville church that has been waiting two years for a $1 million state payout -- promised by Gov. Blagojevich in the heat of his re-election bid -- may have to wait even longer.
That's because atheist activist Rob Sherman filed suit in a Downstate court, saying the grant deal with Pilgrim Baptist Church violates the constitutional separation between church and state.
I guess some Democrats in Illinois don't believe in separation of church and state.For more on unaccountable money in the state of Illinois,
The Chicago Tribune reports:
The state is squandering taxpayer money on dubious after-school grants, including many that rewarded one lawmaker's political supporters, a Tribune investigation found.
In a church on Chicago's West Side, two homeless children fiddled aimlessly on unplugged computers, awaiting their "tutor."
Another church sat darkened and padlocked during after-school hours even though it was presented as a tutoring center.
A woman used her grant for billboard ads that would encourage teens to attend community college, but she pocketed nearly half the money. The billboards have yet to appear.
This is the world Obama comes from.Click on the link to read the big Chicago Tribune investigation.
