"His administration assisted the school's leaders in building a new, state-of-the-art facility, with 17 classrooms, a high-school-sized gymnasium and foliage-covered roof. The building, which opened in January 2006, is a major upgrade over space the school had been leasing from two churches.
The school bought its 2.4-acre site and constructed its new home using a 30-year, $11.75 million borrowing plan it secured through Blagojevich's Illinois Finance Authority. Private investors -- not Illinois taxpayers -- would be on the hook should the school default on that deal, which won approval when the Finance Authority was headed by a man who has since pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges."
And of course both Rod and wife Patti claim there is nothing sneaky going on.Ya, and of course you and I can direct BIG BUCKS to our neighborhood schools. Right....
