Ex-Quinn aide wins close vote to lead city-state sports body
Via The Chicago Tribune
Gov. Pat Quinn is not short on late-inning drama as he prepares to leave office in about a month.
A contentious 4-3 vote by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority board allowed Quinn’s former campaign manager, Lou Bertuca, 30, to become its new executive director. The outgoing governor’s appointees stood firm against Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s appointees, who criticized the move as rushed and unfair to taxpayers without interviewing other candidates.
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