In the world of political warfare, Shaw Decremer is a lieutenant. His troops: an army of state workers commanded by house speaker Michael Madigan. Their enemies respectfully call them "the Madigoons."
A FOX Chicago News investigation found scores of supposedly full-time state employees, like Decremer, jumping on and off the state payroll to practice politics for their boss.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Illinois Speaker Madigan's Employees Get Months Off to Do Political Work
Fox News Chicago reports: