An open letter to Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan

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AOPA ePilot Volume 5, Issue 44 October 31, 2003
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....AND ATTACKS CHICAGO MAYOR OVER MEIGS
On the airport preservation front, Blakey attacked Chicago Mayor
Richard M. Daley's actions in bulldozing the runway at Meigs Field,
calling it a "travesty" and a "national tragedy." She said the airport
was part of a national airspace system and added, "No one should carve
out a piece of it." In the future, new regulations will require that
local officials give ample notice of any intent to close an airport,
and impose heavy fines for violating such provisions. She added that
the action by Daley showed "disregard for the interest and safety of
the aviation community




On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 00:07:57 -0500, "Not Dick Daley"
wrote in Message-Id:
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An open letter to Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan.

In a quick news email that was released the other night by Crain's Chicago
Business, it stated that you called the secret meeting of the CTA Board in
where they underhandedly raised their pensions in a closed meeting, Illegal.

The Chicago Sun-Times stated that Mr. Frank Kruesi, CTA President called
this item an "emergency" (raising their pensions can be an emergency???) and
that this was his way of getting around the Open Meetings Act, something
you said in a press release was "Illegal" and you then ordered the board to
"reverse its action or face enforcement actions." (quoting Crain's Chicago
Business from 08/28/03)

Why didn't your office go after Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and Mr.
Kruesi after their midnight demolition of Meigs Field? Who in your office
decided to go after Frank Kruesi, but not Richard Daley?
There is absolutely NO difference between what Dick Daley did, what Frank
Kruesi did. As a matter of fact, I'll bet big money at the new Chicago
casino when it opens, that Mr. Kruesi did this because Dick Daley got away
with it without consequence!! Where does it say that The Mayor and the CTA
President are "above the law" Ms. Madigan?

What you've publicly stated to the media is that what the CTA board members
did at their meeting on August 6, 2003, was basically the exact same thing
Richard Daley did in his secret meeting to order the demolition of Meigs
Field. Daley called it an "Emergency", and this was their "out" because it
HAD to be done to protect the city from terrorists, according to the Mayor.
Ms. Madigan....even you had to laugh at that one! Daley later admitted
though, that he destroyed the airport because he wanted a park there, and he
did it in the middle of the night to "keep it out of the courts" and "avoid
public discussion". I guess it wasn't such an emergency after all, was it!
Did you then seek legal recourse then? No.

Just as there was no "emergency" at the CTA Board meeting, there was no
threat of terrorist attack from Meigs Field, therefore...no emergency that
forced the Mayor to Destroy an airport! You however, chose to overlook
that, but call attention to the CTA's Illegal actions? OOPS!

It seems to me that maybe Federal Investigators should be looking into the
doing's of the last session of the Illinois Legislature and our Governor for
their actions, as well as your office for your failure to enforce an
arrogant act by an even more arrogant politician....or was that ok because
he's a close friend of the family?

The laws in this state (and country) are to be enforced equally, without
prejudice...no matter who you are, or what political office you hold.
Do your job please.

As an Illinois resident and pilot, I feel the only fair outcome is that
Richard (Demolition Dick) Daley rebuild and reopen Meigs Field, and not at
the Tax Payers' expense, but this time, out of his own pocket for a change.
Not mine!

http://www.DemolitionDick.com