The gist: She had a tantrum and was sent to jail -- for eight days!
Tipsville: What's being described to Sneed as the wedding of the year -- the marriage of former first daughter Chelsea Clinton, 29, to banker Marc Mezvinsky, 31 -- is very hush-hush. But here's a few scoops.
Sneed hears University of Connecticut president Michael Hogan is the choice to be the next president of the University of Illinois.
Tipsville: Sneed hears Michael Zielinski, 29, an accounts payable clerk at Northwestern University's heath services division in Evanston, allegedly used school credit cards to purchase electronics to sell on eBay.
Sneed hears rumbles RTA Chairman Jim Reilly, who is now advising the state's legislative committee how to resolve the McCormick Place mess, is this/close to becoming the new McCormick Place czar/trustee -- a title he held years ago.
Buzzzzzzz: Did Sneed uncover a pay raise hornet's nest last Sunday in Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's office?
Watch for an announcement soon about new stores at O'Hare's International Terminal exclusively employing veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars! Bravo!
Michael Sneed: Why did outgoing Cook County President Todd Stroger order new furniture for his executive offices in the County Building if he is leaving the office in seven months? Sneed is told new desks, chairs and cabinets arrived for Stroger and his executive staff at his fifth floor office two weeks ago. Why is Stroger hiring for positions ranging from secretary to department head if the new hires will likely be shown the door when his replacement is elected?
A tale of two great actors, the human factor, and a humdinger twist.
Sneed has learned Mayor Daley's soldier son, Patrick, has been placed on inactive duty and will undergo surgery.
Michael Sneed:
The U.S. Census Bureau has committed a catastrophic no-no. It isn't using products made in the U.S.A. in its promotional community campaigns. Sneed is told the Census Bureau, which is attempting to count a population heavily beset with unemployment, is distributing T-shirts, shirts and hats manufactured OUTSIDE the United States for use in its community programs. "It's outrageous," said Ald. Ed Burke.
