Cook County state's attorney candidate Anita Alvarez has accepted nearly $30,000 in campaign contributions from at least 85 employees within the office, even as other politicians have stopped the practice.BTW, I would like to add this post from Clout City about her thoughts about the indictment of Jon Burge earlier this week.
Most of the donations were relatively small, topping out at $1,000. But in a state where bosses have come under fire for shaking down their employees, it's a position that contrasts with the Democrat's message that she's the candidate to change the "good ol' boy mentality" in the office.
It has also provided plenty of fodder for her Republican opponent, Tony Peraica, who said it was improper to take cash from subordinates and shows Alvarez lacks the proper judgment to hold the county's top legal office.
He is calling on Alvarez to return the money, but she said Wednesday that's "unnecessary" because she is not breaking any laws or ethics rules by accepting them.
Alvarez holds the No. 3 post under outgoing State's Atty. Richard Devine but has been on leave for a year to campaign. She characterized the donations as tokens of support from friends she has worked "in the trenches with" during her 22 years at the office.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Alvarez money from subordinates issue in prosecutor's race
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