Rahm's Chief of Staff in Business With Chicago Mob Linked Fred Barbara

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Theresa E. Mintle, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s chief of staff, finds herself in an unusual position these days.

Last month, her boss filed a lawsuit to break the Chicago Park District’s concession deal with the clout-heavy operators of Millennium Park’s Park Grill restaurant, who city officials say are costing taxpayers money by paying sub-market-rate rent and not getting billed for water, gas and garbage pickups.

If the lawsuit is successful, it could cost Mintle and her husband, architect Michael Toolis.

Mintle — who’s a cousin of former Mayor Richard M. Daley — and her husband were investors in Park Grill when it opened in November 2003 and quickly became a popular destination in Chicago’s Millennium Park, Daley’s pet project.

There's more:

She’s one of several prominent people who invested in Park Grill with close ties to Daley. The others include trucking magnate Fred Barbara; Pat Degnan, the brother of longtime Daley political adviser Tim Degnan; and janitorial business kingpin Richard Simon, who lived next door to Daley.

For a look at Fred Barbara.